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The complete sentences are shown below:
1. The cat purred contentedly; all the fish were gone.
2.The necklace sparkled brightly; the diamonds were real.
3. The door creaked loudly; the hinges were rusty and worn.
4. I felt exhausted; I couldn’t walk another step.
Task 2: Semi-colons (2 points)
a) The conjunctions are underlined below:
1. The weather was lovely because the sun was shining brightly.
2. The hotel was shabby and the food was terrible but the beach was lovely.
3. I have many friends but I have many enemies.
The sentences are shown below with semi-colons replacing the conjuctions:
1. The weather was lovely; the sun was shining brightly.
2. The hotel was shabby; the food was terrible but the beach was lovely.
3. I have many friends; I have many enemies.
b) The three missing semi-colons are shown highlighted in yellow and the four missing
commas are shown highlighted in blue.
The cafe sells pasta, which is Italian; noodles, a tasty Chinese meal; fish
and chips, a traditional British meal; and haggis, which is from Scotland.
Task 3: Find your own evidence (4 points)
Award up to four points for a sample of written work, from any subject, showing
correct use of a semi-colon.
WELL
DONE!
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