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injured. He, himself, said it. 111. Use the comma to set off explanatory or non-restrictive clauses, but not to set off restrictive clauses. (See Sec.Sec. 25 and 26.) Mr. Gardner, who has been working in the bank, sang at the church. But: The Mr. Gardner whom you know is his brother. 112. Use the comma to separate cooerdinate clauses that are united by a simple conjunction. He can sing well, but he seldom will sing in public. He doesn't wish to sing, and I do not like to urge him. 113. Use the comma to separate the members of a compound sentence when those members are short and closely connected in their thought. John carried the suit-case, I the hat box, and William the umbrella. 114. Use the comma to separate dependent and conditional clauses introduced by such words as _if, when, though,_ unless the connection be close. He did not stop, though I called repeatedly. Your solution is right in method, even if you have made a mistake in the work. But: You are wrong when you say that. 115. Use the comma to set off short, informal quotations, unless such quotation is a word or phrase closely woven into the sentence. William said, "Good morning"; but, "Hello," was Henry's greeting. But: He introduced the man as "my distinguished friend." 116. Use the comma to set off adverbs and adverbial phrases; such as, _however, then, also, for example, so to speak,_ etc. Such a man, however, can seldom be found. This sentence, for example, can be improved by changing the order. 117. Use the comma whenever for any reason there is any distinct pause in the sentence that is not otherwise indicated by punctuation, or whenever something clearly is omitted. We want students, not boys who simply come to school. Caesar had his Brutus; Charles the First, his Cromwell; ... _The Semicolon_ (;) 118. Use the semicolon to separate the clauses of a compound sentence that are long or that are not joined by conjunctions. He says that he shall teach for two more years; then he shall probably return to college. 119. Use a semicolon to separate the clauses of a compound sentence that are joined by a conjunction, only when it is desirable to indicate a very definite pause. I have told you of the theft; but I have yet to tell you of the reason for it. 120. Use a semicolon to separate the parts of a compound or a complex sentence, when some of those parts are punctuated by commas. As men, we a
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