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Semicolons

Semicolons . Mrs. Bannecker’s favorite piece of punctuation!. Semicolons. Use the semicolon between pairs of main clauses not connected by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) You may help him; I will not. Lew struggled to land the trout; it flipped its tail as it vanished.

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Semicolons

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  1. Semicolons Mrs. Bannecker’s favorite piece of punctuation!

  2. Semicolons • Use the semicolon between pairs of main clauses not connected by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) • You may help him; I will not. • Lew struggled to land the trout; it flipped its tail as it vanished. • In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to use with a certain alienated majesty.

  3. Semicolons, cont. • Use semicolons between pairs of main clauses not connected by coordinating conjunction when a conjunctive adverb is present (therefore, nevertheless, however, for example). • You may help him; however, I will not. • You may help him; I, however, will not.

  4. Semicolons, cont. • Use a semicolon to separate word groups when the elements of each group already contain commas or other marks of punctuation. • Participating in the First Crusade were Peter the Hermit, a preacher; Count Robert of Flanders, a trained warrior; and Behemund, a Norman lord from Sicily.

  5. Final Slide about Semicolons • Use a semicolon between pairs of main clauses in which a coordinating conjunction is present if such clauses are long, contain several commas, or if emphasis is desired. • It is most unusual; and it should not be tolerated. • It is not just to the people, the state, or the country; and although difficult, a proper decision must be made.

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