"sid" wrote in message
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If I wire the basement with GFI receptacles, is there anyway that the
receptacle can be broken so that one half of the duplex could be used
to control lighting in the room ?

Thanks

Assuming you want to split the tops from bottoms and have wall switch
control of half of each outlet, no, GFCI outlets are not made that way. If
it's a finished basement, there is no NEC requirement to use GFCI outlets.
You can however use GFCI protection for the entire circuit or circuits, then
split standard duplex outlets and switches