Semicolon Worksheet: Please place the semicolon in each of the sentences that need it. In the space provided between the sentences, please jot down the reason you made the change. Dr. Sebastian Wood, DVM Elizabeth Miller, DDM and Dr. Tyler Vandemark, DMH will be giving a joint symposium concerning the connection between owning a pet, proper dental care, mental health issues and being a good student.

Keagan hates going to Advisory in fact, he would rather chew off his little finger than attend that class for three days in a row.

Writing lots of sentences makes me stronger it’s getting me ready to conquer the world.

Greg is getting stranger every day on the other hand, the lessons are getting easier.

If the entire class became masters of punctuation, writing paragraphs, creating essays, and analyzing literature, would English class still be necessary and if so, would Greg still be the cranky, grumpy, beast of a teacher he has always been?

The semicolon is much easier to understand and use compared to the comma the semicolon has only a few rules.

Keagan hates going to Advisory; in fact, he would rather chew off his little finger than attend that class for three days in a row.

Writing lots of sentences makes me stronger; it’s getting me ready to conquer the world.

Greg is getting stranger every day; on the other hand, the lessons are getting easier.

The semicolon is much easier to understand and use compared to the comma; the semicolon has only a few rules.

Explanation:

The semicolon is a punctuational mark used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought. Another way to connect independent clauses is by a coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma. A semicolon and coordinating conjunction can't be used at the same time.

The first sentence consists of only one independent clause, which is why there is no need for a semicolon there.

The second, third, fourth, and sixth sentences consist of two independent clauses that are not connected by a conjunction. This is why we should add a semicolon there (as shown in the Answer section).

The fifth sentence consists of two independent clauses, but the conjunction and is already used to connect them. This is why a semicolon is unnecessary here as well.