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<span style="margin-left:15px";>1. combine ICs</span>
<span style="margin-left:15px";>1. combine ICs</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 (uncommonly) as a "'''super comma'''" in order to emphasize separate elements in a list of common examples, usually following a colon:</span>
<span style="margin-left:15px";>2. 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>
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* *the "super comma" is rarely used in practice and on the SAT test (see May QAS 2022 Writing section question no. 35 )
* *the "super comma" is rarely used in practice and on the SAT test (see May QAS 2022 Writing section question no. 35 )
#*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,  
#*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,  
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The work of Kiowa painter T.C. Cannon derives its power in part from the tension among his ______ influences''':''' classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of face'''s;''' the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors''';''' 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: classic European portraiture, with its realistic treatment of faces; the American pop  
art movement, with its vivid colors; and flatstyle, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth typically achieved through shading and perspective. </pre>
 
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*What SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s:
*What SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s: