Practice with Semi-colons

1. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, many believed that the conflict would be over in a month, others had a dreadful premonition of the future.

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2. The first requirement is honesty, everything else follows.

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3. Martin Luther King, Jr., had not intended to be a preacher, initially, he had planned to become a lawyer.

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4. Severe, unremitting pain is a ravaging force; especially when that patient tries to hide it from others.

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5. America has been called a country of pragmatists; although the American devotion to ideals is legendary.

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*These practice exercises are from Diana Hacker's The Bedford Handbook, 5th edition: Instructor's Annotated Edition. Bedford Books: Boston, 1998: 454-60.

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