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semicolon and the colon
10 cards·by summerlegate
What is a semicolon?
A semicolon is used to connect independent clauses.
What is the FANBOY'S?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
The______ is used pimarily to call attention to the words that follow it.
Colon
Where does the semicolon go in this sentence? For example: The cake was finished Joe had spent
several hours making it.
In between the word finished and Joe.
True or False? A colon must be preceded by a full independent clause.
True
True or False? An example of a transitional phrase would be after all.
True
True or False? Also is not an example of a conjunctive adverb.
False
When a _______ expression appears between independent clauses, it is preceded by a ______ and
usually followed by a comma.
Transitional, semicolon
Transitional expressions include ________ and ________.
conjunctive adverbs, transitional phrases
True or False? Addition is an example of transitional phrases.
true