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Depending on the circumstances, one of two different punctuation marks can be used between the independent clauses in a compound sentence: a comma or a semicolon. The choice is yours. ... Use a semicolon when you link two independent clauses with no connecting words. For example:
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Independent clause , {for and or so but nor yet} Independent clause. ... Ex: The building is finished, but it has not tenants ... Introductory element, Independent clause.
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Semicolon usage I was reading through my textbook and came across the following: According to Marx, not only Hi, I was reading through my textbook Semicolon usage ... What's up with this author's semicolon usage? Is this author incompetent to the usage, or is it just me? I also feel there may be some subject verb...
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The semicolon is a simple piece of punctuation, much easier to work with than the comma because it follows fairly clear rules. If you learn the two simple ... As in the examples above, citing places, dates, and people's names with descriptions, are three very common situations where you'll see the super-comma usage.
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Encyclopedia article about Semicolon usage. Information about Semicolon usage in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... (redirected from Semicolon usage)
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Semicolon usage. Semicolon usage. Information about Semicolon usage in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from Semicolon usage)
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Use a semicolon to join independent clauses. ... The help can come from an extra dot, forming a semicolon, or from a conjunction. Either one signals your reader that an independent clause will follow. ... Point 7: Semicolon Usage...
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Definition of semicolon: ... These sentences could be rewritten to avoid using a semicolon by substituting a conjunction that links the elements of the sentence (note that you need a comma before the conjunction except when using APA format).
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The semicolon performs three basic functions in written English: join two related clauses, join two clauses in which the second begins with an adverb or parenthetical, and separate items that contain commas in a series. ... Punctuation Rules: Using a Semicolon...
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