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***i.e., if the two clauses on either side of the semicolon would not stand on their own as grammatically complete sentences and thoughts, the semicolon is incorrect | ***i.e., if the two clauses on either side of the semicolon would not stand on their own as grammatically complete sentences and thoughts, the semicolon is incorrect | ||
**if a period and a semicolon are both possible answers, they are both wrong | **if a period and a semicolon are both possible answers, they are both wrong | ||
2. semicolon as super comma | 2. semicolon as a "super comma" | ||
* the super comma creates a list of words, phrases or clauses, but <u>does not</u> require a finite verb | |||
* as in, ''IC: this; that; the other thing.'' | * 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.'' | ||
***or ''We defeated the enemy at the gates; rescued the homeland; and saved the children.''2. | ***or ''We defeated the enemy at the gates; rescued the homeland; and saved the children.''2. | ||
**on the SAT it will frequently but not always follow a colon | |||
* *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): | * *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): | ||
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*elimination by semicolon and period or CC: QID ac5536c1, 8f6d6ae, 62120607 | *elimination by semicolon and period or CC: QID ac5536c1, 8f6d6ae, 62120607 | ||
*super comma: QID aaa1907f, be37d4ae, aaa1907f | *super comma: QID aaa1907f, be37d4ae, aaa1907f, db24ecc9 | ||
** | **see QID a06c434 for a vocabulary question that employs a sentence using a "super comma" | ||
== Comma , == | == Comma , == | ||
commas create a pause | commas create a pause | ||