SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions
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* combine independent clauses for comparison, contrast or some relation between them | * combine independent clauses for comparison, contrast or some relation between them | ||
** as opposed to periods which completely separate the ideas/ thoughts | ** as opposed to periods which completely separate the ideas/ thoughts | ||
* semicolons do ''' | * semicolons do '''ONE''' thing: | ||
# combine two ICs | # combine two ICs | ||
* note that semicolons can separate a list of IC's (IC; IC; IC; IC.) | |||
click EXPAND to see what SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s: | click EXPAND to see what SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s: | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||