EXERCISE 29.1 Punctuating Between Main Clauses

EXERCISE 29.1 Punctuating between main clauses

Insert semicolons to separate main clauses in the following sentences.

Example: One man at the auction bid prudently another spent his bank account. One man at the auction bid prudently; another spent his bank account.

1. More and more musicians are playing computerized instruments more and more listeners are worrying about the future of acoustic instruments. 2. The computer is not the first new technology in music the pipe organ and saxophone were also technological breakthroughs in their day. 3. Musicians have always experimented with new technology audiences have always resisted the experiments. 4. Most computer musicians are not merely following the latest fad they are discovering new sounds and new ways to manipulate sound. 5. Few musicians have abandoned acoustic instruments most value acoustic sounds as much as electronic sounds.