Thursday, 2 May 2013

EF2/3 transitional terms with semicolons


1.     The lawyer arrived in Victoria yesterday, but his secretary ..
3.     The truck driver shook his fist at the pedestrian, and he shouted at him.

I bought a new car, and I will show it to you.


compound sentences:
, and , but , so , or

It is cold, so he is wearing a sweater.
It is cold; he is wearing a sweater.
; semicolon
semicomma
It is cold; therefore, he is wearing a sweater.
It is cold.  Therefore, he is wearing a sweater.

He likes skiing, and he likes skating. COMPOUND
He likes skiing; he likes skating. COMPOUND
He likes skiing; also, he likes skating. COMPOUND
He likes skiing.  Also, he likes skating. 2 SIMPLES

He likes skiing; and, he likes skating.

The lawyer arrived in Victoria yesterday.  However, his secretary left for Nanaimo this morning.

The truck driver shook his fist at the pedestrian; also, he shouted at him.


The truck driver shook his fist at the pedestrian; also, he shouted at him.

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