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#97909 - 05/14/08 09:29 AM sentence structure
mpau
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Registered: 06/25/07
Posts: 16
Loc: boondocks, usa
Okay, why this is so hard for me I have no idea, but could I get some opinions on how to type this sentence? I am having a problem with the word multiple used to describe the number of breast surgeries the patient had. The sentence structure just doesn't look right to me. Thanks!

Surgeries include breast surgeries, multiple, foot surgery, wrist surgery.

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#97913 - 05/14/08 09:40 AM Re: sentence structure [Re: mpau]
ebadrake Moderator
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When you have a series with internal commas, use semicolons in place of the commas separating the series.

Thus:
Surgeries include breast surgeries, multiple; foot surgery; wrist surgery.

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#97914 - 05/14/08 09:54 AM Re: sentence structure [Re: ebadrake]
mpau
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Thank you soooo much!
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#98629 - 05/24/08 10:15 AM Re: sentence structure [Re: mpau]
Wordcraftr
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Unless it's about drug names and dosages, I rewrite sentences to make them clearer. So I would type: "Surgeries include multiple breast surgeries, foot surgery, and wrist surgery."

That's the English teacher in me. And nobody has complained yet.
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