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I went to the store to buy some groceries; however, they were closed for the holiday.
Joe made the sugar cookies; Susan decorated them
You can not punctuate a sentence with a semicolon.
A semicolon (;)
A conjunction.
A comma or a semicolon
Comma=After conjustion in a compound sentence Semicolon=Replaces a conjustion and a comma Comma Example I love pizza, and I love chesse. Colon Examples I love pizza; I love Chesse.
A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses together. An example of two independent clauses joined together via semicolon is: "Baum's book is a political allegory; few people today would recognize the political events in this story."
A compound sentence is formed by joining two or more independent clauses with a semicolon, a comma, and an independent marker.
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I enjoy hiking in the mountains; it helps me relax and clear my mind.
The meaning of a semicolon is to separate TWO complete thoughts..... " . . . a punctuation mark used to separate two parts of a compound sentence when they are not connected by a conjunction."
No, but you may be able to use a semicolon. A semicolon and a conjunctive adverb can sometimes take the place of a subordinating conjunction.