GNED 1401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Semicolon
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9 Feb 2017
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= exams are unfair; they fail people: i love dogs. = i love dogs; dogs are cute: i am sick. = i am sick; i want my mommy. If you can put a period, you can put a semicolon. It combines two sentences that are closely related in meaning. Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when a style mark stronger than a comma is needed. By using semicolons effectively, you can make your writing sound more sophisticated. If you have two independent clauses, meaning they could stand alone as their own sentences, its okay to use a semicolon. Conjunctions are words like: and, but, or, nor, for, so and yet. Only put a few in a paragraph, but not too many - about 1-2 per paragraph. Exams are important because; they test you. Either use (cid:498)because(cid:499) or the semicolon, not both. If you can"t put a period then don"t put a semicolon. Exams are important because they test you.
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