Semicolons look like this ;





Semicolons are used to separate independent sentences.
Elizabeth likes cats. She prefers dogs.
DO NOT COMBINE THESE TWO SENTENCES WITH A COMMA BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE COMMITING THE GRIEVOUS SIN OF COMMA SPLICE.

Elizabeth likes cats; she prefers dogs.
Elizabeth likes cats, but she prefers dogs.
Elizabeth likes cats; however, she prefers dogs.

DUE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010:
Holt Handbook; pages 296 – 300; exercises 1 and 2 and Review A.
Please follow the directions in the book; in exercise one, write out the correct sentence. In exercise 2 and Review A, just write out the word that preceeds the semicolon and the semicolon.