What would be the best way to write and correct the error in the following:
This happened to be one of the larger towers, too; one of those that you could see for quite a few miles before actually even getting close to it.
2006-11-30 06:42:17 · 15 answers · asked by AppleCard! 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Teacher said it was an error in semicolon.
2006-11-30 06:48:28 · update #1
Of the two towers, this one happened to be the larger one; a tower that you can see for miles before getting very close to it.
2006-11-30 06:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to be one of the larger towers too, one of those that you could see for quite a few miles before actually even getting close to it.
The semicolon is not required. The comma comes after too.
2006-11-30 06:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by ~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to be one of the larger towers. It was one of those that you could see for quite a few miles before actually even getting close to it.
2006-11-30 06:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by butlerm77 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This also happened to be one of the larger towers that you actually see for quite a few miles before getting to close.
2006-11-30 06:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by CJBig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was one of the larger towers--one that could be seen from a distance of a few miles.
(This revision removes unneccessary words and corrects one punctuation error. The semicolon should not be used to connect a sentence fragment to a complete sentence; use the double dash.)
2006-11-30 06:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um...how about:
This happened to be the larger of two towers; one you could actually see for miles before actually getting close to it'
or:
This was the larger of two towers, it could be seen for miles in the distance, before you even got near to it
2006-11-30 06:46:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to be one of the larger towers. It is one that you could see miles before getting to it.
2006-11-30 06:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"This happened to be one of the larger towers, too; one of those you could see for quite a while without getting anywhere close to it."
I don't know, it sounds a little better this way. I would like this sentence in a book more than the one above.
2006-11-30 06:46:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to be one of the largest towers, too; one of those that you could see for quite a few miles before actually even getting close to it.
im pretty sure thats it
2006-11-30 06:47:58 · answer #9 · answered by this_worlds_chaos 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either quickly thinking or coming on ASK (LOL). Try this, " this happened to be one of the larger towers you can see from miles away without getting close to it.
2006-11-30 07:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋