A semicolon is thought of as a super comma because it asks readers to do what? aIt asks readers to make a small pause in their reading. bIt asks readers to keep moving with no stop in their reading. cIt asks readers to come to a complete stop before going on. dIt asks readers to make more of a pause than with a comma.

A______tells the reader to pause for a very short time before finishing the sentence.a.commab.colonc.question marksd.period

Why should you limit the use of the semicolon? (Check all answers that apply.) aoveruse of any sentence structure is poor writing bNone of these are correct coveruse is less engaging to readers. doveruse detracts from its power

The following sentence is a comma splice:Kelly can't wait to move to Texas, he has always wanted to be on his own.In which sentence is a semicolon correctly used to correct the comma splice?Multiple choice question.Kelly can't wait to move to Texas; and he has always wanted to be on his own.Kelly can't wait to move; to Texas he has always wanted to be on his own.Kelly can't wait to move to Texas; he has always wanted to be on his own.

Which of the following punctuation marks indicates a pause or separates items in a list? Period (.) Comma (,) Colon (:) Semi-colon (;)

The first and most common use of a semicolon is to join what together? aa dependent clause with an independent clause. btwo complete sentences that are related. csimilar ideas dtwo fragmented thoughts to make a complete sentence.