Use a semicolon to join two independent clauses with a
conjunctive adverb (such as
however) or another transition word
or phrase (such as for example). A
comma may follow the transition
word or phrase.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

In the play "sorry wrong number"which part of the story can you find heightened tension and suspense?

According to the study, a is when you string one quote after another in an essay without connecting them