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Semicolons and Compound Sentences
Semicolons and Compound Sentences
Ms. Marshall8th Grade English
Ms. Marshall8th Grade English
The Semicolon
Warm up: Meet the semicolon. The
semicolon is very sad. Why is he so
sad?
The reason the semicolon is unhappy is nobody understands him.
Sad semicolon
I’m so sad…
Is he just like a comma? NO! He’s stronger than the comma. A comma needs a coordinating
conjunction to join two independent clauses and make a compound sentence.
The semicolon can do it alone.
Joining two independent clauses
John picks his nose his friends throw
up because of it. ;
Conjunctive Adverbs As a result, for example, however,
therefore, and instead
If the clauses have a conjunctive adverb, use a semicolon.
Joining with a conjunctive adverb John has plenty of friends however,
some of them are grossed out.
John’s teachers requested a parent
conference therefore, his parents
had to go to school.
;
;
Groups containing commas You can also use a semicolon to
separate groups that already have commas.
Already containing commas
Many of our community’s residents
separate their garbage into bins for
newspapers, cardboard, and junkmail
glass, metal, and plastic and
nonrecyclable trash.
;;
Practice
Grammar and Composition Book
Page 269-270
Only Odds 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Conclusion Write a sentence using a semicolon to
join two independent clauses on the white paper.
Write a sentence using a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb on the blue paper.
Write a sentence using a semicolon to separate groups with commas on the gold paper.
Happy Semicolon! Now semicolon is understood by others
and has found happiness!
, Yippee!