A few days ago
Is this sentence gramatically correct?
People tend to write about two important things; their ideals, and the world around them.
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No…you use a colon, not a semi colon. (you only use a semi-colon if the next clause can stand on its own as a sentence. “Their ideas, and the world around them” couldn’t be a sentence on its own. Also, you don’t need the comma after “ideals”.
People tend to write about two important things: their ideals and the world around them.
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A few days ago
People tend to write about two important things: their ideals, and the world around them.
The semicolon should be a colon. The comma is unnecessary, but not incorrect.
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People tend to write about two important things; their ideals and the world around them.
now it is
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No instead of a semicolon use a coma. (A semicolon usually joins two independant clauses).
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A few days ago
When its a sentence after the semi-colon but otherwise you have to use a colon. 🙂
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