Is the following sentence missing semicolons or commas? If so, where?: The town was always deserted at night there were rumors that a rabid dog was on the loose.
1 Answer
Mar 25, 2016
It lacks a semicolon: "The town was always deserted at night; there were rumors that a rabid dog was on the loose."
Explanation:
Here, we have two sentences that could stand alone -- there are two independent clauses. They are:
- The town was always deserted at night.
- There were rumors that a rabid dog was on the loose.
Since these independent clauses are similar in subject, they can be linked with a semicolon as follows:
The town was always deserted at night; there were rumors that a rabid dog was on the loose.
