Independent Clauses

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Independent Clauses

by killerdrummer » Fri May 03, 2013 9:42 pm
This question might sound silly :oops:

Say, we have two independent clauses separated by semicolon.

Can we use pronoun,which refers to noun of 1st independent clause, in the second independent clause?


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by Ankur87 » Fri May 03, 2013 11:51 pm
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by shekhar.kataria » Sat May 04, 2013 7:06 am
killerdrummer wrote:This question might sound silly :oops:

Say, we have two independent clauses separated by semicolon.

Can we use pronoun,which refers to noun of 1st independent clause, in the second independent clause?


Thanks in advance!!
I think we can.

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by Ankur87 » Sat May 04, 2013 8:27 am
Yes we can use a PRONOUN to refer to noun of 1st independent clause.
I misunderstood ur ques.. i think i was in a hurry at that time.. ;)