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Grammar
sentences using semicolons. Please correct me.
Rewrite the sentences below using semicolons.
George ran into the shed because it was raining.
George ran into the shed; because it was raining.
Sammy likes hamburgers but I like fish and chips.
Sammy likes hamburgers; but I like fish and chips
.
The car screeched to a halt. The fox managed to escape.
The car screeched to a halt; The fox managed to escape.
Losing money is careless but stealing it is criminal.
Losing money is careless; but stealing it is criminal.
Julius Caesar famously said: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” (?????)
George ran into the shed because it was raining.
George ran into the shed; because it was raining.
Sammy likes hamburgers but I like fish and chips.
Sammy likes hamburgers; but I like fish and chips
.
The car screeched to a halt. The fox managed to escape.
The car screeched to a halt; The fox managed to escape.
Losing money is careless but stealing it is criminal.
Losing money is careless; but stealing it is criminal.
Julius Caesar famously said: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” (?????)
Top answer
George ran into the shed because it was raining. X George ran into the shed; because it was raining. (subordinating conjunction) Sammy likes hamburgers but I like fish and chips.
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George ran into the shed because it was raining.
X George ran into the shed; because it was raining. (subordinating conjunction)
Sammy likes hamburgers but I like fish and chips.
X Sammy likes hamburgers; but I like fish and chips (coordinating conjunction)
.
The car screeched to a
X George ran into the shed; because it was raining. (subordinating conjunction)
Sammy likes hamburgers but I like fish and chips.
X Sammy likes hamburgers; but I like fish and chips (coordinating conjunction)
.
The car screeched to a
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Semicolons replace conjunctions:
George ran into the shed; it was raining.
Sammy likes hamburgers; I like fish and chips
The car screeched to a halt; the fox managed to escape.
Losing money is careless; stealing it is criminal.
Julius Caesar famously said: “I came; I saw; I conquered.”
George ran into the shed; it was raining.
Sammy likes hamburgers; I like fish and chips
The car screeched to a halt; the fox managed to escape.
Losing money is careless; stealing it is criminal.
Julius Caesar famously said: “I came; I saw; I conquered.”
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