Should I add an and, change to commas, or leave as is?
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Should I add an and, change to commas, or leave as is?
I have debated with myself on this. Should there be an and before Evie? Did I use the semicolons correctly? Would there be a better way to write this?
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This site supports using the conjunction.Stephanie_Chapman wrote: ↑24 Dec 2022, 06:44 Sophia suffered from a dissociative disorder. She displayed four unique personas: Delilah, the sex addict; Neville, the teen who detested males; Evie, the scared child.
I have debated with myself on this. Should there be an and before Evie? Did I use the semicolons correctly? Would there be a better way to write this?
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Series—If one or more elements in a series contain a comma, use semicolons to separate them. Include a semicolon before the final conjunction. (Members of the Western Jazz Quartet are Tom Knific, bassist; Trent Kynaston, saxophonist; Steve Zegree, pianist; and Tim Froncek, drummer.)
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diana lowery wrote: ↑26 Dec 2022, 12:25This site supports using the conjunction.Stephanie_Chapman wrote: ↑24 Dec 2022, 06:44 Sophia suffered from a dissociative disorder. She displayed four unique personas: Delilah, the sex addict; Neville, the teen who detested males; Evie, the scared child.
I have debated with myself on this. Should there be an and before Evie? Did I use the semicolons correctly? Would there be a better way to write this?
https://wmich.edu/writing/punctuation/colon
Series—If one or more elements in a series contain a comma, use semicolons to separate them. Include a semicolon before the final conjunction. (Members of the Western Jazz Quartet are Tom Knific, bassist; Trent Kynaston, saxophonist; Steve Zegree, pianist; and Tim Froncek, drummer.)
So adding and would make this grammatically correct, but otherwise, I did write it correctly?
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In my opinion, yes.Stephanie_Chapman wrote: ↑26 Dec 2022, 17:51diana lowery wrote: ↑26 Dec 2022, 12:25This site supports using the conjunction.Stephanie_Chapman wrote: ↑24 Dec 2022, 06:44 Sophia suffered from a dissociative disorder. She displayed four unique personas: Delilah, the sex addict; Neville, the teen who detested males; Evie, the scared child.
I have debated with myself on this. Should there be an and before Evie? Did I use the semicolons correctly? Would there be a better way to write this?
https://wmich.edu/writing/punctuation/colon
Series—If one or more elements in a series contain a comma, use semicolons to separate them. Include a semicolon before the final conjunction. (Members of the Western Jazz Quartet are Tom Knific, bassist; Trent Kynaston, saxophonist; Steve Zegree, pianist; and Tim Froncek, drummer.)
So adding and would make this grammatically correct, but otherwise, I did write it correctly?
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