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how do you know whether to use , or ; in sentence that need them?

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  1. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_commacomp.html

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    posted by Ms. Sue

  2. Comma uses: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
    LOTS of these!!

    Semicolon uses:
    http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/semicolon.htm
    The basic use of semicolons is to separate independent clauses, but there are other uses, too.

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    posted by Writeacher

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