When he told me the news, I was shocked: although I should have guessed.
I think the trees are lovely; therefore, they shouldn't be cut
I wouldn't use a semicolon in a conditional (if) sentence. Semicolons can join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The "if" clause in a conditional sentence is dependent, not independent.
Example-They use they following things:pens, pencils, and markers
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
When a statement is followed by a semicolon, this means that there is going to be another statement following the first statement which is related to it closely enough that it should not become a separate sentence.
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.
Well, according to what I learned when I was in Algebra I, you should never have to use a semicolon.
I think the trees are lovely; therefore, they shouldn't be cut
Since WikiAnswers format does not allow the use of semicolons in questions, the only way someone could answer this question would be if you were to tell us where the semicolon is.
I can give you several sentences.You use a semicolon to separate two clauses.A semicolon is like a comma with a period on top of it.You need to learn how to use the semicolon properly.
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A gerund is a verb with the -ing suffix, often turning it from a verb into the subject of a sentence. It is grammatically correct to use one after a semicolon as long as the clause after the semicolon is still independent, that is, it can still stand alone as a separate sentence.
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.
Correct Semicolon UseJudy wanted to go to the dance; however, the snow on the roads made them too slick and dangerous.
I wouldn't use a semicolon in a conditional (if) sentence. Semicolons can join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The "if" clause in a conditional sentence is dependent, not independent.
Example-They use they following things:pens, pencils, and markers
To replace conjunctions and, or, but and to connect the main clauses in a compound sentence