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Exercise P3-3
The semicolon and the comma
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In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers.
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Example
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Correct. A semicolon correctly separates the two independent clauses. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
Sorry. The sentence needs a semicolon to separate the independent clauses, which are not separated with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
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Correct. A comma, not a semicolon, separates the independent clause from the subordinate clause. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
Sorry. The semicolon incorrectly separates the independent clause from the subordinate clause. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
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Correct. A semicolon correctly separates two independent clauses. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
Sorry. This sentence requires a semicolon after heated, to separate the two independent clauses, which are not separated with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
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Question
Correct. The comma correctly separates the two independent clauses. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
Sorry. The sentence requires a comma before but, to separate the two independent clauses. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
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Correct. The semicolon is correct between the second and third independent clauses, which are not separated by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
Sorry. This sentence requires a semicolon between the second and third independent clauses, which are not separated by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. For more help, see sections P1 and P3-a to P3-c.
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