The semicolon is used in the text above, to cause an intermediate effect between the comma and the period. In this case, when he used a semicolon the author was indicating to the reader that it was necessary to pause, in reading, longer than the pause of a comma, but less long than the pause of a point. This is done because the sentence displays a partially complete thought, but it will present more arguments to be finalized.
In a more simplified way, we can say that the use of a semicolon in the text above was made to separate long coordinated sentences with the same syntactic function.
Answer:
A. is spelled incorrectly
Explanation:
"Please be very careful not to loose the present for your piano teacher" should be changed to "Please be very careful not to loose the present for your piano teacher"
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Answer:
D. Martin Luther King's famous speech used two memorable refrains: "I have a dream" and "Let freedom ring".
Explanation:
A colon instead of a semicolon may be used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases, or expands on the first sentence.
The hard and fast rule is that a colon must ALWAYS follow a complete sentence.
Answer:
I studied for my quiz; I earned an A
Explanation:
In a sentence, a semicolon is used to link two independent clauses that are closely related . Hence, it is used to join two or more parts in a sentence.
If we look at the sentence above, we will notice that there are two independent clauses in the sentence which are 'I studied for my quiz' and 'I earned an A' . The correct punctuation mark to use here is the semicolon. Hence the answer chosen.
