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Semicolon
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1True or False: Are the semicolons located in the correct location?
Marcy forgot to bring a suitcase; Mindy remembered.- ATrue
- BFalse
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- The primary purpose of a semicolon (;) is to connect equally important independent clauses that are not join by "and", "but", "or", "nor", "for", or "yet". Example: Carlos is happy that September is here; he has been looking forward to being in class with his friends. Use semicolons to separate items that include commas. Example: Samantha is planning to invite Sandy, he best friend; Lisette, her next door neighbor; and Lillie, her cousin.
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- Maggie Guttormson
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- English
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- Created on 24 Nov 2015 · updated on 19 Feb 2016
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