Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Semicolon Practice

1. Laura's caffeine addiction spiraled out of control; she drank so much coffee that cirrhosis of the liver began to set in, yet she continued to ingest dangerous amounts of caffeine.


2.Civil Wars wage on around the world; for example, one is being waged at this moment in Iraq.
3.John Brown believed God spoke to him and urged him to kill all who were in favor of slavery; on the other hand, later experts who studied him believed that Brown most likely fell victim to schizophrenia and his “whispers from God” were most likely hallucinations that stemmed from his mental disorder.

4.Carson averages one home run every two games; on the other hand, he has a tendency to drop “fly balls” when he is playing in the outfield, and he runs around the bases as if he has bricks tied to his ankles.

5.Abraham Lincoln did not find early success as a politician; as a matter of fact, he lost over five consecutive elections before being elected.

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