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*semicolons do '''TWO''' things: | *semicolons do '''TWO''' things: | ||
<span style="margin-left:15px";>1. combine ICs</span> | <span style="margin-left:15px";>1. combine ICs (independent clauses)</span> | ||
* note that semicolons can -- but rarely: separate a list of IC's: | * note that semicolons can -- but rarely: separate a list of IC's: | ||
** as in "IC; IC; IC; IC." | ** as in "IC; IC; IC; IC." | ||
<span style="margin-left:15px";>2. a semicolon may also be used | <span style="margin-left:15px";>2. act as a "'''super comma'''"</span> | ||
* as in, | |||
* <span style="margin-left:15px" ;>a semicolon may also be used -- uncommonly -- as a "super comma" in order to emphasize separate elements in a list of common examples, usually following a colon:</span> | |||
* as in, ''IC: this; that; the other thing.'' | |||
**ex. "''On our trip, we will visit tons of places: in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | **ex. "''On our trip, we will visit tons of places: in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | ||
**the "super comma" does not have to follow a colon, so we could write: | **the "super comma" does not have to follow a colon, so we could write: | ||
***''"On our trip, we will visit tons of places, including in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | ***''"On our trip, we will visit tons of places, including in Africa, Egypt & Morocco; in Europe, Greece and Italy; and in Asia, Turkey"'' | ||
* *the "super comma" is rarely used in practice and on the SAT test ( | * *the "super comma" is rarely used in practice and on the SAT test (as on the May SAT QAS 2022 paper test Writing section question no. 35): | ||
35. Critics lauded the film’s predominantly Black | |||
[ case ] its director, Ryan Coogler; its Kendrick | |||
Lamar-produced soundtrack; and its Afrofuturist | |||
aesthetic. | |||
A) NO CHANGE | |||
B) cast: | |||
C) cast, | |||
D) cast; | |||
*for an example of a "super comma" on the Digital SAT practice tests see [https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-practice-test-3-digital.pdf Practice Test 3, Module 1, question 7]; the question is not about the super comma, | |||
The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power in part from the tension among his ______ influences<span style="background:yellow>''':''' </span>classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of face<span style="background:yellow>'''s;''' </span>the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors<span style="background:yellow>''';''' </span>and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through shading and perspective. | The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power in part from the tension among his ______ influences<span style="background:yellow>''':''' </span>classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of face<span style="background:yellow>'''s;''' </span>the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors<span style="background:yellow>''';''' </span>and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through shading and perspective. | ||
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