For each of the following items, choose the best answer. A semicolon is used to combine two ...

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  A semicolon is used to combine two independent clauses with relating ideas.
 
  a. True
  b. False

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Ques. 2

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  If two simple sentences do not have relating ideas between them, we separate them with
 
  a. a period.
  b. a semicolon.
  c. a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
  d. all of the above.

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Ques. 3

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  A semicolon is a substitute for a comma.
 
  a. True
  b. False

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Ques. 4

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  Always use a coordinating conjunction with a semicolon.
 
  a. True
  b. False

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Ques. 5

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  Semicolons are primarily used to combine
 
  a. simple sentences.
  b. independent clauses.
  c. complete sentences.
  d. all of the above.

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Ques. 6

For each of the following items, choose the best answer.
  A word following a semicolon is
 
  a. capitalized.
  b. not capitalized.
  c. italicized.

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Ques. 7

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word pair to place a semicolon
  between to create a complete sentence out of the run-on sentence.
  I despise doing household chores my time is more valuable at work because I get paid
  33 per hour.
 
  a. chores; my
  b. valuable; at
  c. work; because

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Ques. 8

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word pair to place a semicolon
  between to create a complete sentence out of the run-on sentence.
  Video stores have replaced libraries for many people who prefer to watch rather than
  to read these same people do not realize they can check out video tapes at most libraries
  for free.
 
  a. realize; they
  b. read; these
  c. libraries; for