An example:
Mary had errands to do, she went to the grocery store and bought a lot of produce.
This sentence is actually made up of two sentences back to back. It could be separated or punctuated.
Correct Example: Mary had errands to do; she went to the grocery store and bought a lot of produce.
The semicolon is appropriate punctuation. It works as a period or a "stop sign," indicating that a separate clause follows.
Another example:
Brenda likes designer clothes she spends too much on them.
This sentence isn't really long, but it needs punctuation. There are two complete sentences here.
Correct example: Brenda likes designer clothes, but she spends too much on them.
In this example, the sentence doesn't need a "stop sign" or a split into two sentences. It just needs a conjunction, "but," and a comma before it.
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