mmslf75 wrote:Are these forms acceptable
Semiclon usage
.......... ; because ........
.......... ; between........
.......... ; from ........
.......... ; instead ........
.......... ; therefore........
Possesive form for non living entities
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For your first question, yes those forms CAN be acceptable. On each side of the semicolon there has to be a complete sentence. But these two complete sentences can borrow or lend
meaning from each other.
So for example:
"One should not lend money to friends; it is unwise to do that."
can be written as two sentences:
"One should not lend money to friends. It is unwise to do that."
But note that if the second sentence came by itself:
"It is unwise to do that."
it is incomplete. It is incomplete not for grammatical reasons but rather because it would fail to convey a complete thought. It fails to convey a complete thought because we don't know what "that" is referring to. In order to figure out what "that" is referring to, we need the first sentence to be sitting in front of it; the second sentence depends on the first for
meaning but not for grammatical reasons.
This logic applies to the specific constructions you are asking about.
For example while explaining a question, I might write:
"Choice A brings up X, which is irrelevant; therefore, choice A is incorrect."
And that sentence is fine for the reasons I discussed.
Now, for your second question, if you're asking me what should go into the underlining, then it should be
its.
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