PDF-SEMICOLONS Semicolons in Compound Sentences

connect two independent clauses futhe semicolon and the words after it must be complete sentences borrow a pole from my neighborWe could go ent clauses creates whats called a ou could also use a c. com Compound Sentences A compound sentence is a sent ence that contains two complete ideas called clauses that are related These two clauses are usually connected in a compound sentence by a conjunction T he coordinating conjunc tions are and but fo vs.. Compound Sentences. By Mrs. Shari Ferrer. Compound Sentence Elements. A sentence can have compound sentence elements, such as a compound subject, compound verb, compound direct object or subject complement, compound object of . A review of simple, compound, and complex. The Building Blocks of all Sentences. Remember: All sentences must have a _________, which describes . who . or . what . the sentence is about. In addition, all sentences must have a ___________, . Grammar Toolkit. Compound sentences. Grammar Toolkit. Compound sentences. A compound sentence consists of two . or . more main clauses, each of which can stand on its own. . Spotty loves Bruiser, and Bruiser loves Spotty. Bailey. Vocab:. Enfranchise. Laconic. Grammar. :. What are semicolons used for. ?. 09-20. 09/20 cont.. Answers:. Enfranchise: . give the right to vote to. . . Historical. - free . (a slave. ).. Laconic: . Semicolons between independent clauses. Semicolons between items in a series. Review A. Review B. Using Semicolons. Why are semicolons important?. Notice that a semicolon contains both a period and a comma. You can think of it as a blend of the two.. vs. Simple Sentences with Compound Predicates!. Two Simple Sentences. Tom. . studied. a lot. . Tom. . did. n’t . pass. the test.. Compound Sentence. Tom . studied. a . lot. ,. but . Tom. . did. When to Use Colons. To add emphasis to the second clause in a . sentence. To . introduce . a list, a . quotation, or . another . idea . after . an independent clause. To . end a business letter greeting. The . professor. . gave. . a lecture.. I. . took. . notes. . One Sentence: Where’s the . Verb. ?. In the . morning. ,. . I. usually . like(?). to . take. (?). . a . run. (?). . before class.. mins. ) Please write your responses in your composition book.. 1. I went to the mall, for I bought a lot of shoes.. 2. I love to eat cake, and I do not like icing.. 3. You shouldn’t skip breakfast, so should you skip lunch.. Review. A clause is a group of words having a subject and a verb. . An . independent clause. can stand alone as a sentence. . A . dependent clause. is always used as some part of speech. . It . cannot stand alone as a sentence. Sentence Fragments. Compound Sentences. Complex Sentences. Compound Complex Sentences. Simple sentences have one independent clause, but they may have a compound subject or a compound predicate. . Simple Sentences. University of South Florida • Library Second Floor writingstudio@usf.edu • 813.974.8293 • www.usf.edu/writing SEMICOLONS AND COLONS Commas, semicolons, and colons help improve sent IAE: T. Graham. Introduction to . Academic English . Sentence Structure. (www.c8.alamy.com, . n.d.. ). Three Sentence Types. Simple. . (1 subject + 1 verb). I enjoy swimming.. Compound. . (2 subjects + 2 verbs).