Semicolons

I’m going to watch a documentary about Carl Lewis, the Olympic track star; I will also read a book about him.

• correct use of the semicolon

• incorrect use of the semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Roses usually grow best in rich, loamy soil, however; hybrid roses will tolerate sandy or gravelly soils.

• incorrect use of semicolon

• correct use of semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and I will never look at the sea the same way again.

• incorrect

• correct

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Revise:

On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and I will never look at the sea the same way again.

• On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; I will never look at the sea the same way again.

• On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; i will never look at the sea the same way again.

• On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed and I will never look at the sea the same way again.

• On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and, I will never look at the sea the same way again.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Volcanoes exist all over our planet’s surface; in fact, they even appear on the ocean floor.

• correct

• incorrect

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Not all dinosaurs grew enormously large; one kind was only about the size of a chicken.

• correct

• incorrect

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; For example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

• correct

• incorrect

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Revise:

Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; For example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

• Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; for example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

• Eye color depends on the parents’ genes For example; the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

• Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; for example the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

• Eye color depends on the parents’ genes, for example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

• correct

• incorrect

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Fix this sentence:

To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

• To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

• To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, indeed; hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

• To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; Indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

• To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, Indeed; hundreds of feet above the forest floor.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A