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Can you use a gerund after a semicolon?
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.
Can a semicolon be used to join an incomplete sentence and complete sentence?
Yes, a semicolon could indeed join an incomplete sentence and a complete sentence.
Can you have a sentence fragment after a semicolon?
No you can not it is stupid.
How do you use semicolon in if sentence?
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.
Can you put a semicolon before and?
Typically, the semicolon implies " and" and therefore using and after a semicolon is redundant.
Is a semicolon is necessary in a compound sentence if a coordinating conjunction is not used?
No, a semicolon is not necessary in a compound sentence if a coordinating conjunction is not used. You can use a comma to separate the independent clauses in a compound sentence instead.
Semicolon can also replace a what in a complex sentence?
"and also"
A semicolon can also replace what in a complex sentence?
"because"
What punctuation mark can be used to show a compound sentence?
A semicolon can be used to show a compound sentence. It joins two closely related independent clauses.
Compound sentences punctuated with a semicolon?
You can not punctuate a sentence with a semicolon.
What is a sentence with two independent clauses not separated by a semicolon or comma and coordinating conjunction?
A run-on sentence.
Is the sentence you are tired you need to sleep today a run-on sentence?
Only if there is no semicolon between "tired" and "you".
