An Extract from ‘I Have a Dream’ by Martin Luther King
Semicolons 3.2
Semicolons join two separate sentences together.
By changing a full stop to a semicolon, you suggest that the ideas in the two sentences are closely linked.
Semicolons can also be used in speeches to create a feeling of ‘balance’ by linking shorter sentences together and suggesting a close connection - like using ‘therefore’:
Use semicolons to write an effective, balanced final sentence for a speech on these topics:
• ‘We should not test cosmetics on animals’
o e.g. Animals do feel pain; we must stop animal testing.
• ‘Students should not be tested so much in schools’
• ‘Unhealthy food should be banned from schools’
• ‘Homework should be abolished.’
• ‘Smoking cigarettes should be made illegal.’
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What is the effect of changing the full stop to a semicolon in the following sentences? How does it link the ideas?
• It’s my birthday next week. I wonder if The Dark Knight is out on DVD yet?
• Mr Philips has been in the stationery cupboard for a long time. I wonder where Miss Truman has gone?
• Our planet is fragile. We must treat it with respect.
• Our planet is fragile; we must treat it with respect.
• The people are starving. We must send help now.
• The people are starving; we must send help now.
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