Some people are pessimistic; they see the glass as half empty.
Typically, the semicolon implies " and" and therefore using and after a semicolon is redundant.
No, you do not capitalize after using a semicolon unless it is the start of a new sentence or a proper noun. The word following the semicolon should be lowercase unless it meets the criteria for capitalization.
If you have two independent clauses that you don't want to isolate into separate sentences, put a semicolon between them.
Yes, a semicolon could indeed join an incomplete sentence and a complete sentence.
In order to separate distinct ideas into two different clauses a semicolon is sometimes used. The poor lady is bereaved; she must be devastated.
The trick is not to use a semicolon with and, but, yet, or or. When using these to combine 2 sentences, you place a comma before them. IE. sentence, and sentence. sentence but sentence. sentence yet sentence. sentence, or sentence. When using a semicolon to combine 2 sentences, a transition word isn't required but can make the sentence flow more smoothly. These can be words like however, furthermore, moreover, in addition, similarly, etc. IE. sentence; however, sentence. The trick is not to use a semicolon with and, but, yet, or or. When using these to combine 2 sentences, you place a comma before them. IE. sentence, and sentence. sentence but sentence. sentence yet sentence. sentence, or sentence. When using a semicolon to combine 2 sentences, a transition word isn't required but can make the sentence flow more smoothly. These can be words like however, furthermore, moreover, in addition, similarly, etc. IE. sentence; however, sentence.
When using a semicolon you put one space after the semicolon.
No you can not it is stupid.
If your sentence requires a semicolon, you may, indeed, end up using it after a parenthetical.
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.
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.
I'm not particularly pessimistic but I don't think that you'll like this answer.