EXERCISE P3–3 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE P3–3The 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

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

The first sentence correctly uses a semicolon to separate two independent clauses.

For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.