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commas when such elements do not break the continuity and do not require a pause inreading.Nevertheless, it is a matter of great importance.It is, perhaps, the best that could be expected.Perhaps it is therefore clear that no deposits were made.Contrasted elements. Put commas around an interjected phrase beginning with not, notonly, or similar expressions only if you intend the reader to pause before the phrase. Use acomma between clauses of the more . . . the more type unless they are very short or mightbe misread.The idea, not its expression, is significant.She was delighted with, but also disturbed by, her new freedom.The more it stays the same, the less it changes.Parenthetical elements. Use paired commas when you set off a parenthetical elementbetween a subject and a verb or a verb and its object. If you find yourself setting off morethan one such interrupting element in a sentence, consider rewriting the sentence.The Quinn Report was, to say the least, a bombshell.Wolinski, after receiving instructions, left for Algiers.Repeated words. Use a comma to separate identical words. An exception is the word that.They marched in, in twos.Whatever is, is right.butHe gave his life so that that cause might prevail.21.3 SemicolonA semicolon marks a greater break in the continuity of a sentence than does a comma. Use asemicolon in a compound sentence to separate independent clauses that are not connected bya coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, yet, for, so).One hundred communities are in various stages of completion; more are on the drawing board.You can also use a semicolon with a coordinating conjunction if the clauses are long andhave commas or other punctuation within them. In such cases, you probably should replacethe semicolon with a period.Although productivity per capita in U.S. industry is much more than that in China, China has an increasinglywell educated young labor force; but the crucial point is that knowledge—which is transferable betweenpeoples—has become the most important world economic resource.www.itpub.net