Semi-Colons
Long lists with commas:
We had four professors on our committee: Paul Aleshnick, Professor of Engineering; Craig Kunimura,
Professor of English;
Marsha Jones, Professor of Linguistics;
and Ruth Johnson, Professor of ESL.
Closely related clauses:
Suzie never goes to bed this early;
she must be exhausted from final exams.
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clauses connected with an independent marker word:
Mr. Ohta has offered to
lead the cheerleader team; however, there are other faculty members
interested in the job.
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