Semicolon #1

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What are the components required for a sentence to be an independent clause?

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A subject and a verb.

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Which of the following is an example of an independent clause?

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"The Bills are the best!"

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What is NOT an independent clause?

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"the answer." (It lacks a subject and verb.)

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How can independent clauses be combined without using a semicolon?

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By using coordinating conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or).

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True or False: The sentence 'English is the best; because of reading.' correctly uses a semicolon.

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False.

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True or False: The sentence 'Semicolons are useful; they can help to improve your writing!' correctly uses a semicolon.

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True.

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What punctuation mark is used to connect closely related independent clauses?

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Semicolon (;)