Using a semicolon: Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when you need a style mark stronger than a comma
Using a semicolon: Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when you need a style mark stronger than a comma
Using a semicolon
Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when you need a style mark stronger than a comma. By using the semicolons effectively, you can make your writing more sophisticated.
Rules for the use of semicolons
· A semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
When a semicolon is used to join two or more ideas (parts) in a sentence, those ideas receive an equal position or rank.
Some people write with a word processor; Others write with a pen or pencil.
· Use a semicolon between two independent clauses that are connected by conjunctive adverbs or transition phrases.
However, they choose to write, people can make their own decisions; As a result, many people swear by their writing methods.
· Use a semicolon between the elements of a list or series if any of the elements contain commas.
Basically, there are two ways to write: with a pen or pencil, which is cheap and easily accessible; or by computer and printer, which is more expensive but fast and clean.
· Use a semicolon between independent clauses united by a coordination conjunction if the clauses are already punctuated with commas or if the clauses are long.
Some people write with a word processor, a tablet or brown; even a phone; but others, for different reasons, choose to write with a pen or pencil.
Avoid using a comma when a semicolon is needed:
Incorrect: The cow is brown, it is also old.
Right: The cow is brown; It is also old.
Right: The cow is brown; It is also old.
