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EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma

In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

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Another delicious dish is the chef’s special; a roasted duck rubbed with spices and stuffed with wild rice.

Another delicious dish is the chef’s special, a roasted duck rubbed with spices and stuffed with wild rice.

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma - 1 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

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Martin Luther King Jr. had not always intended to be a preacher; initially, he had planned to become a lawyer.

Martin Luther King Jr. had not always intended to be a preacher, initially, he had planned to become a lawyer.

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma - 2 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

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We all assumed that the thief had been Jean’s boyfriend; even though we had seen him only from the back.

We all assumed that the thief had been Jean’s boyfriend, even though we had seen him only from the back.

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma - 3 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

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The Victorians avoided the subject of sex but were obsessed with death, a hundred years later, people were obsessed with sex but avoided thinking about death.

The Victorians avoided the subject of sex but were obsessed with death; a hundred years later, people were obsessed with sex but avoided thinking about death.

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma - 4 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 5

Some educators believe that African American history should be taught in separate courses; others prefer to see it integrated into survey courses.

Some educators believe that African American history should be taught in separate courses, others prefer to see it integrated into survey courses.

EXERCISE 34–4 The semicolon and the comma - 5 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.