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Semicolons MRS. ANDERSON. Using Semicolons  Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when a style mark stronger than a comma is needed.  By.

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1 Semicolons MRS. ANDERSON

2 Using Semicolons  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.

3 The Dreaded Comma Splice  Many students make the mistake of using a comma splice.  If you know how to use a semicolon, you will never make that mistake again!

4 Example:  I like iced coffee, it is my favorite coffeehouse drink. THIS. IS. BAD!!!

5 The Culprit  I like iced coffee, it is my favorite coffeehouse drink.  That bad boy in the circle is called a comma splice – this occurs when you join two independent clauses with a comma.

6 What’s an Independent Clause Again?  Clause : Subject and verb working together.  Example: bus moves  Independent clause : A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.  Example: The bus moves.

7 The Culprit  The bus moves, it runs well.  That bad boy in the circle is called a comma splice – this occurs when you join two independent clauses with a comma.

8 How to Correct it with a Semicolon  The bus moves; it runs well.  That bad boy in the circle is called a semicolon; it makes the sentence correct! (See what I did there?)


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