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Hi RiyaR,
Commas are far more common in SCs than semicolons because commas are a built-in part of several grammar rules:
Commas can be used to:
1) introduce modifying and intervening descriptive phrases
2) separate items in a list
Semicolons are used when a long sentence can be broken into 2 pieces, that talk about the same general subject, and could each be individual sentences on their own.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Commas are far more common in SCs than semicolons because commas are a built-in part of several grammar rules:
Commas can be used to:
1) introduce modifying and intervening descriptive phrases
2) separate items in a list
Semicolons are used when a long sentence can be broken into 2 pieces, that talk about the same general subject, and could each be individual sentences on their own.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
