Semicolons and Compound Sentences

Which sentence below is correct?

• Sally likes chocolate ice cream; however, Wilma likes strawberry ice cream.

• Sally likes chocolate ice cream, however; Wilma likes strawberry ice cream.

• Sally likes chocolate ice cream, however, Wilma likes strawberry ice cream.

• Sally likes chocolate ice cream; Wilma likes going to the park.

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Poor Paola listened to her stomach rumbling loudly, she would have to wait twenty more minutes before she could dash to the cafeteria for a quick donut and soda.

• loudly she

• loudly; she

• loudly, so she

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Which of the following examples demonstrates correct use of a semicolon?

• I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch, life's too short for counting calories.

• Martha has gone to the library, her sister has gone to play soccer.

• I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch; life's too short for counting calories.

• Martha has gone to the library; her sister has gone to play soccer.

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Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

• The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.

• The man was wet he was; standing in the rain without an umbrella.

• The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

• None of the above

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Change this sentence to correctly use a semicolon:
We don’t have to go if it rains, and I hope it rains.

• We don’t have to go if it rains and I hope it rains.

• We don’t have to go if it rains; and I hope it rains.

• We don’t have to go if it rains; I hope it rains.

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Pick the correct version of the sentence.

• She wanted to leave after the ceremony; there were too many people.

• She wanted to leave after the ceremony, there were too many people.

• She wanted to leave after the ceremony and there were too many people around.

• She wanted to leave after the ceremony. Too many people.

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Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

• The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.

• The man was wet; for he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

• The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

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Which sentence uses semicolon(s) correctly? ;

• My sister sends Christmas cards to Detroit, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; and Phoenix, Arizona.

• Dear Mr. Pelkey; Congratulations on becoming a dad!

• I never want to go; to the mall again.

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Which of the following is INCORRECT?

• They decided to go to the museum, the girls were very bored.
  

• It started raining, but they decided to keep running.

• After the trip to the zoo, they stopped for ice cream.

• She has a collection of posters; her favorite is of Snoopy.

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Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• A) The cat is sleeping on the couch; it looks very comfortable.

• B) The cat is sleeping on the couch, it looks very comfortable.

• C) The cat is sleeping; on the couch it looks very comfortable.

• D) The cat is sleeping on the couch; and it looks very comfortable.

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