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R c writing shmoop er is another section here editing

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sentences modifying phrases and clauses logical transitions and a whole

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bunch of crap like that Okay john was annoyed than

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michael always arrived late but he chose toe put up

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with it rather than start an argument All right we

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got to rewrite this thing Beginning with john was annoyed

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that michael always arrived late comma actually it's a semicolon

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there and then there's a three dot thing he's there

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So what if the next words We're going to look

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in our crystal ball here and think about this Well

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the semi colon right there that's chemical after late is

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the big clue here because it tells us that we

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need a subordinating conjunction like however or nonetheless that can

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hold a sentence on its own and the words to

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live by when you take these exams however in unless

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are pretty much your friends after a semicolon almost always

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so The answer is c However he chose to put

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up with way can't choose a coordinating conjunction like butter

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and or or yet like a navy andy there those

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types of words require a comma Try not to be

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chronically like there Michael punctuality is schmidt You all right 00:01:15.428 --> [endTime] That's it We're smoked conceit Hey come on

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