Combining Sentences
COMMA ( , ) + CONJUNCTION
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SEMI-COLON ( ; )
COMBINE two COMPLETE sentences.
Conjunction = FANBOYS
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| EXAMPLE | |
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| Sentence 1: | Sam studied hard. |
| Sentence 2: | The test was easy. |
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| comma + conjunction | Sam studied hard, SO the test was easy. |
| semicolon | Sam studied hard; the test was easy. |
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| comma only | Sam studied hard, the test was easy. |
| conjunction only | Sam studied hard SO the test was easy. |
| semicolon + conj. | Sam studied hard; SO the test was easy. |
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