A Sentence With One Semicolon
"Some people dream when they sleep; other people dream when they are awake."
Semicolons With Connecting Words
"Sean has a PhD; however, he doesn't seem to be very smart."
Sentence With Omitted Verb
"Leonard likes classical music; Luda, hip-hop."
[Remember: the omitted verb has to be the same verb from the first independent clause; in the above case, the omitted verb has to be 'likes.']
Series With 'And' or 'Or'
"A doctor should be educated and dedicated and compassionate."
"After a good movie, I might cry or laugh or call my friends to tell them about it."
Balanced Pairs
"College is a time of freedom and restriction, happiness and stress, boredom and exhilaration."
Introductory Appositives
"Handsome, brilliant, funny--all of these traits are what you would want in an ideal man."
Appositives in the Middle of the Sentence
"The skills needed for basketball--shooting, passing, and dribbling--must be practiced every day."
A Single Appositive
Nike's slogan--"Just Do It"--is very famous.
[Note that you can use commas, dashes or parentheses.]
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