Semi-colons are really ____ for ____ ideas, especially ones that you don't quite want to ____ with a full stop. Let's say you want to give some ____ and ____ why it's important. Semi-colons can ____ these two ideas. Do not drink ____ milk; it might be ____ and taste ____. You can also make a ____ and give an ____ using a semi-colon. EG. You can't ____ Tim; he's been a ____ officer for ____ years. There are two important ____ about using semi-colons. The first is that they ____ join two sentences that can stand ____. ____ Dragging his feet; Jack eventually reached the office. ____ Dragging his feet, Jack eventually reached the office. In these examples, "dragging his feet" can't ____ alone. We need the ____ part of the sentence for the subject (the person ____ the dragging) and the ____ of the ____ (the word "reached" tells us this is in the past). If one part can't stand alone, you need a ____ instead of a semi-colon. The other rule is that semi-colons should not be used with a ____, for example "and", "but", "so", "because". The semi- colon does the ____, so these ____ don't have to. ____ She picked up the phone; the line was dead. ____ She picked up the phone; but the line was dead. The semi-colon is best used where the ____ can work out the ____ between the two sentences. Semi-colons are helpful when it comes to ____ comma-splicing. Comma-splicing is a common ____ where a comma is used to ____ two sentences that ____ stand alone. ____ I love daisies, they are one of my favourite flowers. ____ I love daisies; they are one of my favourite flowers. You can see why a full stop feels ____ to separate these sentences ____ they are so closely related. Semi-colons can ____ this issue ____ the dreaded splice of a comma!

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