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***"Take this idea, for example."   
***"Take this idea, for example."   
****= "[you] Take this idea, for example." << as a sentence or independent clause
****= "[you] Take this idea, for example." << as a sentence or independent clause
*practice questions: 886dc9f9, aab74a3b, ce81d0b7 (SC)


== semicolon ; ==
== semicolon ; ==
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* identify a colon working as a "super comma" by identiying other semicolons in the sentence
* identify a colon working as a "super comma" by identiying other semicolons in the sentence
** ex. ''Years later, the experiment had unexpected results: yielding new antibiotic drugs; uncovering prior laboratory mistakes; identifying new microorganisms.''
** ex. ''Years later, the experiment had unexpected results: yielding new antibiotic drugs; uncovering prior laboratory mistakes; identifying new microorganisms.''
 
*Practice questions:
**89fbc3eb,
**super comma: aaa1907f, be37d4ae, aaa1907f
**semicolons & conjunctive adverbs: 1ee4485c, be37d4ae, 78b88c04
**elimination by semicolon and period or CC: ac5536c1, 8f6d6ae, 62120607
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=== What SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s: ===
=== What SEMICOLONS do & how to eliminate using the rule/s: ===
<u>semicolons</u>:   
<u>semicolons</u>: