Question

Is the following sentence missing commas or semicolons? If so, where?: That being said we should still consider the new proposal if only for the sake of fairness.

Answer 1

That being said, we should still consider the new proposal—if only for the sake of fairness.

Explanation:

Semicolons are only used when both parts of the sentence surrounding it are complete sentences and not fragments. In this case, "If only for the sake of fairness" is a fragment. There are many ways to attach the last part of the sentence, including an em dash or parentheses.