Handbook: Writing Problems and How to Correct Them

EXERCISE 13.1, Correcting Errors in Use of Semicolons

EXERCISE 13.1

Correcting Errors in Use of Semicolons

Correct any errors in the use of semicolons in the following sentences. Some sentences may be correct as written.

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1. In the years since Stoker’s novel, vampires have become a movie fixture; in America and throughout the world.

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2. Silent versions of the vampire tale include Les Vampires (1915), a French film, Nosferatu (1921), a German film, and London After Midnight (1927), an American film.

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3. Actor Bela Lugosi played Count Dracula as more of a romantic figure than a monster in the 1931 film Dracula; this depiction provided the standard image of the vampire as a sexy fiend.

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4. The vampire tale has several standard traits; yet it remains remarkably versatile.

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5. The vampire tale was adapted to the American movie western; for example, in Billy the Kid vs. Dracula in 1966.

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6. The popular Blacula (1972); which recast the vampire as an African prince in 1970s Los Angeles; inspired a series of black-themed “blaxploitation” horror movies.

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7. In the 1980s and 1990s, filmmakers used the vampire theme in teen films like Fright Night (1985); The Lost Boys (1987); and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992).

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8. In the late 1990s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was revived as a popular TV series; starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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9. Now, the Twilight books and films have introduced vampires to a whole new generation of readers and movie goers; who remain fascinated by this ancient character.

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10. Perhaps vampires do live forever; if only in books and on screen.