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Do I need to repeat the subject after a semicolon splitting two sentences that have the same subject in formal written English?
Do I need to repeat the subject after a semicolon?
No.
He talked to the owners, which was understandable; paid the bills, which was not expectedcomma andno comma did not even ask for the money back, ...
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Do I need to repeat the subject after a semicolon splitting two sentences that have the same subject in formal written English?
Probably, this would have been frowned upon historically, but
He talked to the owners – which was understandable, paid the bills – which was not expected, and did not even ask for the money back – ...
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Semicolon for question-answer sentences?
A question is normally answered by another speaker, so of course the answer has to be a new sentence. Even if the first speaker is answering their own question, it makes sense to start a new sentence, ...
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