Use a Semicolon Between Independent Clauses, Maya looked outside and sighed; rain was still falling., The train pulled into the station; only one person got out., The wind blew the sand around; the constant rubbing shaped the grains., She practiced every day; therefore, her skills improved., The lake was calm; the sky was bright., Use a Semicolon Before a Coordinating Conjunction (when the sentence already has commas), I brought lettuce, tomatoes, and carrots; but bread, milk, and cheese were donated., The cake has flour, sugar, and eggs; and the frosting has butter, cocoa, and milk., No Semicolon Needed, I brought my notebook to class, but I forgot my pen., We waited for the bus, and it finally arrived., He ran to the door but slipped on the floor..

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