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The Semicolon:
Superhero of Punctuation
Everywhere!
When?
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WHY?
• Need to connect closely related ideas?
• Teacher says you must vary your sentence
structure?
SOLUTION:
WHERE?
Scenario 1:
Between Independent Clauses that express closely
related ideas
Scenario 2:
Before a conjunctive adverb that joins clauses of
a compound sentence
Scenario 3:
To avoid confusion in lists with lots of commas
Scenario 1
Scenario 1: Between Independent Clauses
that express closely related ideas
Ind. Clause 1
Michael
seemed
cranky.
Ind. Clause 2
He burned
his foot the
night before
on a George
Foreman
grill.
Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key)
Call Listening and Evaluation
Agero Acronyms and Memory Game
Scenario 1: How could you combine these?
Michael seemed cranky. He burned his foot the night
before on a George Foreman Grill.
Michael seemed cranky,he burned his foot the night
before on a George Foreman Grill.
But what does that do?
Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key)
Call Listening and Evaluation
Agero Acronyms and Memory Game
Scenario 1: Add a Comma? NOOOOOOOOO!
The Villainous, Dreaded
Comma Splice
Michael seemed cranky,he burned his
foot the night before on a George Foreman
Grill.
Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key)
Call Listening and Evaluation
Agero Acronyms and Memory Game
Scenario 1: Add a Semicolon!
Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key)
Call Listening and Evaluation
Agero Acronyms and Memory Game
Scenario 1: The Power of the Semicolon
Michael seemed cranky. He burned his foot the night
before on a George Foreman Grill.
Michael seemed cranky;he burned his foot the night
before on a George Foreman Grill.
What is the Impact?
Before:
After:
Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key)
Call Listening and Evaluation
Agero Acronyms and Memory Game
Scenario 1 Exercise:
Combine using a comma and coordinating Conjunction:
Kevin lost his shoes. He wore empty Kleenex
boxes on his feet instead.
Combine using a semicolon:
Dwight was a superhero. He sent faxes to
himself from the future.
Correct the Comma Splice:
Jim was annoyed, he stabbed the exercise ball
with a pair of scissors.

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Semicolon

  • 1. The Semicolon: Superhero of Punctuation Everywhere!
  • 3. WHY? • Need to connect closely related ideas? • Teacher says you must vary your sentence structure? SOLUTION:
  • 4. WHERE? Scenario 1: Between Independent Clauses that express closely related ideas Scenario 2: Before a conjunctive adverb that joins clauses of a compound sentence Scenario 3: To avoid confusion in lists with lots of commas
  • 6. Scenario 1: Between Independent Clauses that express closely related ideas Ind. Clause 1 Michael seemed cranky. Ind. Clause 2 He burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman grill.
  • 7. Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key) Call Listening and Evaluation Agero Acronyms and Memory Game Scenario 1: How could you combine these? Michael seemed cranky. He burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman Grill. Michael seemed cranky,he burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman Grill. But what does that do?
  • 8. Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key) Call Listening and Evaluation Agero Acronyms and Memory Game Scenario 1: Add a Comma? NOOOOOOOOO! The Villainous, Dreaded Comma Splice Michael seemed cranky,he burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman Grill.
  • 9. Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key) Call Listening and Evaluation Agero Acronyms and Memory Game Scenario 1: Add a Semicolon!
  • 10. Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key) Call Listening and Evaluation Agero Acronyms and Memory Game Scenario 1: The Power of the Semicolon Michael seemed cranky. He burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman Grill. Michael seemed cranky;he burned his foot the night before on a George Foreman Grill. What is the Impact? Before: After:
  • 11. Coverage-Covered and Covered to a Limit (key) Call Listening and Evaluation Agero Acronyms and Memory Game Scenario 1 Exercise: Combine using a comma and coordinating Conjunction: Kevin lost his shoes. He wore empty Kleenex boxes on his feet instead. Combine using a semicolon: Dwight was a superhero. He sent faxes to himself from the future. Correct the Comma Splice: Jim was annoyed, he stabbed the exercise ball with a pair of scissors.