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Semicolons (;) connect two related statements that could still stand on their own as complete sentences.

Correct: I went to the store; I bought everything I needed to bake cookies.
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1.  Similarity: furthermore, likewise, moreover, also,  and 

Example: I like eating cookies.  Also,  I like eating  ice cream.
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2. Contrast:  although, however, nevertheless, but despite

Example: I eat  Healthy food everyday. Howeverm I can't  seem to lose weight.
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3. cause & Effect: because, therefore, thus , so, consequently,  as a result

Example: Because I got a bad case of the flu, I was not  able to  attend class.
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4. Providing  Examples: for example, for instance, in fact

Example: I love playing sports. For example, I play football, basketball, tennis, and soccer.
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5. Sequence: before, after, then, later

Example: I bought everything I needed to bake cookies. Then, I baked them.
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When  i denttifying whether a verb is plural, test the verb with the singular pronoun "they". You  can say "they eat" but you can't say "they eats" or they has eaten". You also can;t say "they eating"
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tense - if events are happening in  Present tense. If events happened in the past, use the past tense. If they will happen  in the future, use the future

Correct: The band played its hit tune, and the audience erupted in applause.
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6. Avoid misplaced modifiers
A modifying (descriptive) phrase must  always come immediately before, or immediately after the word it is  modifying.

Incorrect: Blazing through the night sky for brief periods of time,  humans have long been fascinated by Comets.

Correct: Blazing through the night sky for breif perods of time, comets have long fascinated humans.
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7. Logical order.
Avoiding interrupting the flow of thougt in a paragraph

incorrect: The bear population in  Alaska has grown by 15% in the past decade. There is an abundance of other fish and wildlife in Alaska. The exact reason for the increase in bear populations is currently unknown.
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