Does this need a semi colon?
do i need a semi colon before thus?
See example:
Trained personnel are a limited and valuable resource thus, there is a great need for technology that is portable, cost-effective, and can transmit relevant data to remote experts.
asked Jan 19 at 23:17
Katherine Pavlik
New member
Katherine Pavlik
New member
2 answers 
You may place a semicolon after resource and before thus. A better solution, however, is to divide this into two sentences with a period after resource. The second clause is not so closely related to the first clause as to merit a semicolon.
As the sentence stands, it is not grammatically correct -- it is a run-on.
I hope this helps.
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answered Jan 20 at 01:36
Jeff Pribyl
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I agree with Jeff, and would add there is a faulty parallelism error in the second clause (portable and cost-effective are adjectives, but can transmit is a modal verb):
... there is a great need for technology that is portable, cost-effective, and capable of transmitting relevant data to remote experts.
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answered Jan 20 at 02:27
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