other the research associate works at a large polling firm15) You will usually use the semicolon to link independant clauses not joined by a co-ordinating conjunction. Semicolons should join only those independent clauses that are closely related in meaning. ex. Abdominal exercises help prevent back pain; proper posture is also important. ex2. The auditors made six recommendations; however, only one has been adopted so far. 16) A punctuation mark ( : ) used after a word introducing a quotation, an explanation, an example, or a series and often after the salutation of a business letter. ex. There is only one thing to do: confess now while you still have timeex2. Teh directo often used her favorite quote from Shakespeare's The Tempest: "We are such stuff as dreams are made......."ex3. The charter review committee now includes the following people: the mayor the chief of police the fire chief 17) I do not recognize its(')? face.18) I believe it's there for us to use.19) I am not going there, even if it meant all the wealth in this world.20) I should go borrow their chainsaw for a day.21) I was sitting in my room, in front of my computer. It was a long morning, and I have been feeling under the weather for the past couple of days. I have been trying to get switched a different English class...one with a buddy of mine. Of course, my advisor is an idiot and I have yet to hear from him.The afternoon rolled around steadily, and the time for class is approaching. I guess I have to print this out and head on over there, but every limb in my body ached with with the pain a virus brings to an unsuspecting victim....
