Smitc007 wrote:
AjiteshArunI have read explanations on this post. Experts suggested that option B is incorrect because the latter part after semicolon in not an independent clause.
I know that semicolon is used between two independent clauses and clause is a phrase with both subject and verb.However, this option doesn't has dependent marker such as after, although, as, as if, because, before, even f, even though, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
i am not able to figure out what is subject and verb in the latter clause after semicolon.
can someone please help me out with this .
Hi
Smitc007,
1. Let's take the word
because.
Because is a
subordinating conjunction. Subordinating conjunctions introduce (start)
subordinate clauses (also known as
dependent clauses). For example:
Sales of cars increased ← Independent clause,
subject +
verbbecause prices came down. ← Dependent clause, subordinating conjunction +
subject +
verb2. A semicolon can be placed in between two independent clauses:
a.
Sales of cars increased; prices came down. ← Don't worry about meaning here, as we are looking only at structure.
b.
Sales of cars increased; because prices came down. ← This is
incorrect, as the structure after the semicolon is not an independent clause.
Now let's take another example in which we don't have an independent clause after the semicolon.
c.
Sales of cars increased; prices coming down. ← This is
incorrect.
Here we have an
-ing (
coming). An -ing is
never a "complete" verb capable of supporting the subject of an independent clause on its own. Instead, to do that, it needs a helping verb. So, for example, we can consider the following "complete" verbs:
are coming down,
have been coming down,
were coming down...
However, "coming down" is not a complete verb, and it cannot combine with
prices to create an independent clause.
This is why option B is incorrect. The
coming at the end is not a ("complete") verb, and we therefore don't have an independent clause after the semicolon.
... increases in the sales... were...; the remainder of the increase coming from...3. An additional point (not related to this question):
semicolons can also be used as "big commas".
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