Semicolons: Connecting Independent Clauses #3

Learn how semicolons can be used to combine sentences in this grammar worksheet! For each sentence, students must find the related independent clause in the bank, then combine them using a semicolon. Learners will use context clues to match the clauses together.

Created for middle schoolers, this worksheet will give students a better understanding of the role and purpose of a semicolon. As writers feel more confident combining independent clauses, they can create more varied and complex sentences. This practice can also prepare students to combine sentences and use semicolons with conjunctive adverbs.

This worksheet is the last in this series, so be sure to complete Semicolons: Connecting Independent Clauses #1 and Semicolons: Connecting Independent Clauses #2. Try using semicolons in a different way with Semicolons: Using Conjunctive Adverbs #1.