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==Proper Usage== | ==Proper Usage== | ||
#The semicolon is used to separate major sentence elements of equal grammatical lengths (Hacker 250). | #The semicolon is used to separate major [[What is a sentence?|sentence]] elements of equal grammatical lengths (Hacker 250). | ||
#A semicolon connects independent clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction (Glenn 227). | #A semicolon connects independent clauses not joined by a coordinating conjunction (Glenn 227). | ||
##Two related independent clauses in one sentence can be linked with a semicolon, but they are usually connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) (Glenn 226). | ##Two related independent clauses in one sentence can be linked with a semicolon, but they are usually connected with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet) (Glenn 226). | ||
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Glenn, Cheryl, Robert K. Miller, Suzanne S. Webb, and Loretta Gray. Hodges' Harbrace Handbook. Boston: Thomsom/Wadsworth, 2004. | Glenn, Cheryl, Robert K. Miller, Suzanne S. Webb, and Loretta Gray. Hodges' Harbrace Handbook. Boston: Thomsom/Wadsworth, 2004. | ||
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