ENG 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parsley, Uptodate, Dependent Clause

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Jamie Bradley

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Semicolons: use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses, a period signals complete separation between independent clauses, a semicolon tells readers that the separation is softer. This is my husband"s second marriage; it"s the irst one for me. For anything worth having, one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacriice. John burroughs: use a semicolon when conjunctive adverbs or other transitional expressions connect independent clauses. The average rainfall in the okanagan valley is less than 40 cm; nevertheless, it lies in the shadow of the rainy cascade mountains. No once opened; the computer lab will be well used. Yes once opened, the computer lab will be well used. No although the new computers had arrived at the college; the computer lab was still being built. Yes although the new computers had arrived at the college, the computer lab was still being built: do not use a semicolon to introduce a list.