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Puntuation marks: Semicolon and Period (Period (To finish a statement.…
Puntuation marks: Semicolon and Period
Period
To finish a statement.
School starts on Wednesday.
I like to eat pizza.
To finish a command
Hand me the pencil.
Pick up the blue ball.
To end indirect questions
I wondered why Bob wasn't there.
She asked me why I didn't go to school yesterday.
In abbreviations
Mr.
U.S.A
Website addresses
www.learnersdictionary.com
www.dictionary.com
Semicolon
To connect independent clauses
I've never liked roller coasters; they make my stomach flip
My fish tank is full of clown fish; Stanley's is full of pirrhana.
Deletes conjuction
I saw a magnificent albatross; it was eating a mouse
This is part of the same rule; the conjunction in question is “but” instead of “and.”
Serial List
My plan included taking him to a nice dinner; going to the park to look at the stars, which, by the way, are amazing this time of year; and serenading him with my accordion.
I need the weather statistics for the following cities: London, England; London, Ontario; Paris, France; Paris, Ontario; Perth, Scotland; Perth, Ontario.
Semicolons With Conjunctive Adverbs
I’m not all that fond of the colors of tiger lilies; moreover, they don’t smell very good.
I needed to go for a walk and get some fresh air; also, I needed to buy milk.
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