GRADE 9 READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 1
Grammar & sentences
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Grammar & punctuation
Join related independent clauses with a semicolon
Use a semicolon between two closely related clauses that could each stand as a complete sentence.
Grammar & punctuation
Introduce a list with a colon
Place a colon after a complete clause that introduces a list.
AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER
Join these closely related complete sentences: The fog lifted. The boats left the harbor.
Which semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses?
Show answer & explanation
The fog lifted; the boats left the harbor.
The fog lifted and the boats left the harbor are both complete, related clauses.
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