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Semicolons

Semicolons. NEC FACET Center. Need a prescription for some common sentence problems?. Try the semicolon to help solve these writing illnesses: Run-together sentences Short, choppy sentences Confusing lists of details. Doctor, I have a horrible headache , I’m afraid I am going to faint.

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Semicolons

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  1. Semicolons NEC FACET Center

  2. Need a prescription for some common sentence problems? Try the semicolon to help solve these writing illnesses: • Run-together sentences • Short, choppy sentences • Confusing lists of details

  3. Doctor, I have a horrible headache, I’m afraid I am going to faint. What’s wrong with this sentence?

  4. A cure for the run-onsentence: Doctor, I have a horrible headache; I’m afraid I’ll faint.

  5. Additional Patients • Dr. Sami Colon warned, “You must swallow your medicine without it you won’t get well.” • The patient responded, “I don’t like the yellow pills they taste like bananas.” • “The taste is irrelevant, they’ll make you well,” argued the punctuation practitioner.

  6. With semicolons, these sentences are well again: • Dr. Sami Colon warned, “You must swallow your medicine; without it, you won’t get well.” • The patient responded, “I don’t like the yellow pills;they taste like bananas.” • “The taste is irrelevant; they’ll make you well,” argued the punctuation practitioner.

  7. Important Note • To cure run-together sentences, you can use alternative medicine including periods, coordinatingconjunctions(and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so), or subordinate conjunctions(words such as since, because, after, when) -- but those are another lesson.

  8. Another example: Located in an old, stately neighborhood, the house offers two large, low screened porches, each boasting ceramic tile floors, four Corinthian columns at the front entrance, giving it a majestic appearance, and three spacious, newly renovated living areas, all containing shimmering chandeliers.

  9. The Patient Cured Located in an old, stately neighborhood, the house offers two large, low porches, each boasting ceramic tile floors;fourCorinthian columns at the front entrance, giving it a majestic appearance; and three spacious, newly renovated living areas, all containing shimmering chandeliers.

  10. Curedfour cases of “the run-together sentence.” • Curedfour cases of “short, choppy sentences.” • Curedone severe case of the “complicated series.”

  11. Hint: • Use semicolons only as sentence conditions warrant. (DO NOT overuse them.) • Follow the prescription carefully for correct semicolon usage. • And, finally, remember . . .

  12. To strengthen your writing, apply these semicolon rules . Best wishes for happy writing!

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