ACT Preparation / Unit 1 ACT 0006 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Compound Sentence: Semicolon
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The idea
A semicolon can join two closely related independent clauses with no conjunction. A complete sentence must stand on each side.
In practice
"The museum opened at nine; by ten the line reached the corner."
Where people slip
Use the period test: if a period could replace the semicolon and leave two sentences, the semicolon is allowed.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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