Semicolons Entrance Ticket

The musical Hamilton is based on a non-fiction book, West Side Story is based on a novel.

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• book:

• book;

• book and

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

I drove to the store and I walked to my neighbor's house.

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• store;

• store, however,

• store,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Romantics underscored mystery and emotion in their writing, however, many authors built on British and European ideas.

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• writing; however

• writing, however;

• writing; however,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Many citizens see zoos as public parks nevertheless; others see zoos as problematic spaces.

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• parks, nevertheless,

• parks; nevertheless,

• parks nevertheless

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Dinner rolls come in many shapes including circles, squares, and triangles.

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• shapes; including,

• shapes, including,

• shapes, including;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The SAT covers English, reading, math, and writing, but the ACT covers all of these things and includes science.

All the following are acceptable alternatives for the underlined portion EXCEPT

• writing. The

• writing; but the

• writing; the

• writing; however, the

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The writer chooses short, concise sentences to communicate his ideas and this style also communicates tone.

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• ideas; this

• ideas; and beyond this

• ideas, this

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The semicolon is useful for joining two similar thoughts; but it can also join two contrasting ideas.

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• thoughts but it

• thoughts; however,

• thoughts, it

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A