在sat考试的语法中，对于标点符号的考察也是很重要的一方面，常考的标点符号涉及逗号、分号、冒号、撇号和破折号几种标点的用法，今天小编为大家带来的就是新的相关内容!
一.分号的定义
分号(semicolon)：a punctuation mark ; used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (as independent clauses of a compound sentence)也就是说，分号主要是在句子间起连接作用的。(而逗号是不可以连接两个完整的句子的)
解题tips：很多时候就是从分号的定义本身去判断能否选做正确答案的，若分号前后不是完整句子，那么此选项一定是错误的。
二.分号的常见用法
1. 用于分开相对独立的句子成分，这些句子成分不是由并列连词连接的。例如：
Cream the butter and sugar; add the eggs and beat well.
2. 用于连接两个从句，第二从句由一个连接副词引导。例如：
I used to clean house in the summer because the money was good; however, all the people whose houses I cleaned seemed to assume that because I was vacuuming their carpets I did not deserve their respect.
Skeptics also maintain that Shakespeare could not have authored the plays because he never at tented a university; serious scholars, however, points out that many dramatists of his time did not attend college.
3. 用于解释性表述之前。例如：
We were fairly successfully; that is, we made our dealings and met our budget.
4. 在使用句号的情况下，使用分号来分开一系列的举例。
The votes against were: Precinct 1, 418; Precinct 2, 332; Precinct 3, 256.
三.例题详解
Living independently and demonstrating an intense work 21 ethic; the Harvey Girls became known as a transformative force in the American West, inspiring books, documentaries, and even a musical.
A) NO CHANGE
B) ethic:
C) ethic, and
D) ethic,
答案：D
解析：根据分号用法规则2，分号连接的是两个完整的句子，那么原文中的“Living…ethic”没有谓语动词，只是一个词组，用分号连接前后显然错误。C选项中“逗号+and”的作用=“分号”那么同样错误原因也是不对的，冒号的作用下文有涉及，主要为解释说明或举例，或引用，这里都不符号。只有逗号可以连接一个悬挂结构和主句，正确答案为D。
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