Writing Academic English 4th Edition

284 AppendixBIPunctuationRules

RRACTlCE 2

UsingSemicolons

andCommas

BetweenUem§inaSerie§

Semicolonsareusedtoseparateitemsina serieswhensomeoftheitemsalready

containcommas.

I cannotdecidewhichcarI likebest:theFerrari,withitsquickaccelerationand

sportylook;themidsizeFordTaurus,withitscomfortableseatsandeaseof

handling;orthecompactGeo,withitseconomicalfuelconsumption.

A. Step1 Thefollowingsentencesneedsemicolons;somealsoneed

commas.Addthecon-ectpunctuationintheappropriateplaces.

Step2 Onthelineattheleft,indicatewhetherthesemicolonis

1.beforetwocloselyconnectedsentences.

2.beforea conjunctiveadverbora transitionphrase.

3.betweenitemsina seriesiftheitemsalreadycontaincommas.

Thefirstoneis doneforyouasanexample.

_2_ 1. ProfessorSmithis ata conference;however,Dr.Jones,whoisthe

departmentchairman,willbegladtoseeyou.

2. Graceworksfora prestigiouslawfirmsheis theirtopcriminal
   lawyer.


3. Myfavoriteleisure-timeactivitiesaregoingtomoviesespecially
   musicalsreadingnovelsespeciallystoriesofloveandadventure
   listeningtomusicbothrockandclassicalandparticipatinginsports
   particularlytennisandvolleyball.


4. Thefutureofourwildanimalsis uncertainforexampleillegal
   shootingandchemicalpoisoningthreatenmanybirds.


5. Homeworkis boring thereforeI neverdoit.


6. Thefreewaysarealwayscrowdedduringthebusyrushhours
   neverthelesspeoplerefusetotakepublictransportation.


7. TheSmiths'marriageshouldsucceedtheysharethesameinterests.
   8. Hopingthathewouldpassthecoursehestayedupallnight
   studyingforthefinalexamunfortunatelyheoversleptandmissed
   thetest.

__ 9. IngeneralI enjoymyEnglishclasstheamountofhomeworkour

teacherassignsis definitelynotenjoyablehowever.

__10.Ifyouarea collegestudent,anaveragedayis filledwith

challenges:youhavetoavoidrunningintoProfessorJoneswhose

classyoumissedbecauseyouoversleptyouhavetoraceacrossthe

campusathighspeedtoreachyournextclasswhichis alwaysat

theothersideofthecampusandyouhavetosecretlyprepareyour

homeworkassignmentdmingclasshopingallthetimethatthe

teacherwillnotcatchyou.