Tuesday, December 6, 2016

English Essentials: Semicolons and Complex Lists



Bell Ringer Activity:
For today's class, we will talk about the semicolon's other uses: dividing text in complex lists.  Watch this video by Khan Academy and in the comments section below, answer the following questions.

1) How are semicolons used in complex lists?
2) Give one example of a semicolon in a complex list.
3) Reply to a classmate and describe what you like about their example. Tell them how they are using it correctly.

3 comments:

  1. 1). Its used to make the list flow much better.
    2). Jacob Potter has enough class with Cody.s, Cody.H, Trenton; history class with Cody.H; math class with Dustin and Cody.s.

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  2. 1. Semicolons are used in a complex list to eliminate commas and connect the sentences and make the sentence sound better.

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  3. 1. semicolons are used in complex list by seprating sentence's that don't use apostrophes
    2. i'm going to play minecraft and build a house with brody and cody.s;
    cody.s, brody and i found a cool house in black ops 2.

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