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• Solution #3: semicolon
Semicolon
• Does the same job as a period
• Goes between two sentences that are related
– The Twins are good; they won many games this
year.
– Mr. Haggar’s shoes are dirty; he must have
stepped in mud.
– You smell; did you sleep with pigs last night?
• If the sentences are not related, don’t use a
semicolon
– Mr. Adam teaches at BWYA; it’s dark at night.
Problem 2 of 3: Comma splices
• Solution #3: insert a semicolon.
– Cristian bought ten dogs, she had some of
them painted green and some painted
purple.
– The school was full of mice, cats came from all
over Beijing to eat.
– The world ran out of paper, Mary had
nowhere to write.
Problem 2 of 3: Comma splices
• Solution #3: insert a semicolon.
– Cristian bought ten dogs; she had some of
them painted green and some painted
purple.
– The school was full of mice; cats came from all
over Beijing to eat.
– The world ran out of paper; Mary had
nowhere to write.
sentence
• sentence: a group of words that:
– has a subject
– has a verb
– is a complete thought