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Between 1998 and 2003, there was heavy fighting in Parthia AMONG numerous
armed factions; this conflict, so much more complicated than a conventional war between two states, involved no FEWER than eight countries and twenty-five militia
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Between 1998 and 2003, there was heavy fighting in Parthia AMONG numerous
armed factions yet this conflict, so much more complicated than a conventional war between two states, involved no FEWER than eight countries and twenty-five militia
Explanation in book:
Yet should be a semicolon. Yet is illogical because the action in the second clause (this conflict ... militias) did not happen despite the action in the first clause (Between .. factions), as a word such as yet suggests.
I request you to give more clarity on usage of yet and semicolon in above case
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Between 1998 and 2003, there was heavy fighting in Parthia AMONG numerous
armed factions; this conflict, so much more complicated than a conventional war between two states, involved no FEWER than eight countries and twenty-five militia
Incorrect
Between 1998 and 2003, there was heavy fighting in Parthia AMONG numerous
armed factions yet this conflict, so much more complicated than a conventional war between two states, involved no FEWER than eight countries and twenty-five militia
Explanation in book:
Yet should be a semicolon. Yet is illogical because the action in the second clause (this conflict ... militias) did not happen despite the action in the first clause (Between .. factions), as a word such as yet suggests.
I request you to give more clarity on usage of yet and semicolon in above case
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03 Nov 2021, 21:19
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Hi priyanshu14,
Pasting my response from the main chatroom here.
One way to use a semicolon is to join two related independent clauses. When we read a semicolon, we read it as a (significant) pause, but we must infer the intended meaning ourselves, as a semicolon on its own doesn’t tell us anything about the logical relationship between the two clauses it joins.
Yet, however, does carry a meaning (~"nevertheless" here). The sentence you read is trying to say "heavy fighting among numerous parties, more complicated than between two parties". These ideas need something that allows us to continue reading this as a bunch of ideas moving in the same direction. Yet doesn’t make sense here because the last idea ("more complicated than between two parties") is meant to support the "numerous parties" idea. It’s not supposed to move in the other direction.
Pasting my response from the main chatroom here.
One way to use a semicolon is to join two related independent clauses. When we read a semicolon, we read it as a (significant) pause, but we must infer the intended meaning ourselves, as a semicolon on its own doesn’t tell us anything about the logical relationship between the two clauses it joins.
Yet, however, does carry a meaning (~"nevertheless" here). The sentence you read is trying to say "heavy fighting among numerous parties, more complicated than between two parties". These ideas need something that allows us to continue reading this as a bunch of ideas moving in the same direction. Yet doesn’t make sense here because the last idea ("more complicated than between two parties") is meant to support the "numerous parties" idea. It’s not supposed to move in the other direction.
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for prompt response AjiteshArun, I have follow up question to enhance my understanding. If use of "yet" is for "nevertheless", then use of But is also same.
And there is difference between "But" and "yet" in GMAT and general english.
Please enlighten.
Thanks
