i will walk home; she is taking the bus.
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Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon?
It was already late in the evening; and I wanted to go to bed. There was no reason to stay awake, since we knew that the power would not come back on until the morning. It had been a most unpleasant coincidence that the power outage had come when we had guests staying over; the entire house was full. Still, most of our guests had been understanding about it; so there was, for the most part, good humor all around. Staying on the second floor of the house were Uncle John, Aunt Sally, cousin Roger, Pete, the twins, and myself. We had it worse than everyone on the first floor, all the windows in all the upstairs rooms were tinted; and there wasn't enough moonlight in the first place.
Before you jump in the car and start it, think:Do I have everything I need? CORRECT ANSWER!
This is what I saw: a row of metal garage doors shaded by a long awning
Before you jump in the car and start to it, think: Do I have everything I need? (APEX)
mona travels alot with her family; her
pedro summarize the speech ;"serving your country is a noble cause"
When a sentence has a semicolon it just means that its adding something to the sentences. Like for example: No one was seriously hurt in the accident; one man suffered a broken finger. This is what the semicolon means in a sentences.
It should be written like this: "Joe watered the garden; however, the plants did not grow". Or you could eliminate the semicolon altogether and use a comma as in: "Joe watered the garden, but the plants did not grow."B.This sentences uses a semicolon; the semicolon joins two complete sentences.
Compound sentences are joined by a coordinating conjunction (such as and, but, or, so), a semicolon, or a conjunctive adverb (such as however, therefore).
You can sometimes replace a period with a semicolon; it's not that difficult.
The teacher allowed the students to speak aloud during the presentation. The library doesn't allow talking aloud.
It should be written like this: "Joe watered the garden; however, the plants did not grow". Or you could eliminate the semicolon altogether and use a comma as in: "Joe watered the garden, but the plants did not grow."B.This sentences uses a semicolon; the semicolon joins two complete sentences.
When a sentence has a semicolon it just means that its adding something to the sentences. Like for example: No one was seriously hurt in the accident; one man suffered a broken finger. This is what the semicolon means in a sentences.
I think the trees are lovely; therefore, they shouldn't be cut
You can not punctuate a sentence with a semicolon.
The teacher allowed the students to speak aloud during the presentation. The library doesn't allow talking aloud.
all of the above correctly use this homonym pair. (apex)
with a comma or a semicolon
Yes, especially if they are similar in construction or related. The semicolon is the proper way to join them.
The hand-painted doll was worth thousands of dollars.
I like to go hiking in the mountains, where I can enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery. Don't forget to wear your hiking boots and pack a jacket in case it gets cold.
When two independent clauses are joined together correctly, they form a compound sentence. This means that the clauses are able to stand alone as separate sentences but are joined by a coordinating conjunction (like "and," "but," or "or") or a semicolon.
1: a comma and a conjunction 2: a semicolon 3: a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb or transition