EXERCISE 34–5 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE 34–5The semicolon and the comma

Example:

If an animal does something, we call it instinct ( , / ; ) if we do the same thing, we call it intelligence.—Will Cuppy

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The semicolon is correct because it separates two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

For more help, see sections 32 and 34.