Do you get confused about the proper way to use a semicolon? Semicolons do not represent a full stop at the end of a sentence, as periods do; rather, they’re like the “yellow light” of punctuation marks: they signal a pause between one sentence and the next. You slow down, then stop at the end of the second sentence. <\/p>\n
Rule 1.<\/strong> Use a semicolon in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong> Rule 2.<\/strong> It is preferable to use a semicolon before introductory words such as namely, however, therefore, that is, i.e., for example, e.g.,<\/em> or for instance<\/em> when they introduce a complete sentence. It is also preferable to use a comma after the introductory word.<\/p>\n Examples:<\/strong> Rule 3.<\/strong> Use the semicolon to separate units of a series when one or more of the units contain commas.<\/p>\n Example:<\/strong> Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n Select the correctly punctuated sentence. <\/em><\/p>\n 1A. Let’s go dancing; afterward we can get dessert. 2A. Pizza is my favorite food; however, I haven’t had a chance to eat it in a couple of years. 3A. The three winners of the contest were Kelly Gee, California, Bob Davis, Delaware, and Sandy Hu, Nevada. Answers to Pop Quiz <\/strong><\/p>\n Correct answers are indicated in bold type and by an asterisk (*).<\/p>\n 1A.* Let’s go dancing; afterward we can get dessert.<\/strong> 2A.* Pizza is my favorite food; however, I haven’t had a chance to eat it in a couple of years.<\/strong> 3A. The three winners of the contest were Kelly Gee, California, Bob Davis, Delaware, and Sandy Hu, Nevada. Do you get confused about the proper way to use a semicolon? Semicolons do not represent a full stop at the end of a sentence, as periods do; rather, they’re like the “yellow light” of punctuation marks: they signal a pause between one sentence and the next. You slow down, then stop at the end […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-semicolons"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4852,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions\/4852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCall me tomorrow; I will give you my answer then.
\nThey went to the scariest movie they could find; they didn’t invite their youngest sister.<\/p>\n
\nYou will want to bring many backpacking items; for example, sleeping bags, pans, and warm clothing will make the trip better.
\nAs we discussed, you will bring two items; i.e., a sleeping bag and a tent are not optional.<\/p>\n
\nThis conference has people who have come from Boise, Idaho; Los Angeles, California; and Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n
\n1B. Let’s go dancing, afterward we can get dessert.<\/p>\n
\n2B. Pizza is my favorite food, however I haven’t had a chance to eat it in a couple of years.<\/p>\n
\n3B. The three winners of the contest were Kelly Gee, California; Bob Davis, Delaware; and Sandy Hu, Nevada.<\/p>\n
\n1B. Let’s go dancing, afterward we can get dessert.<\/p>\n
\n2B. Pizza is my favorite food, however I haven’t had a chance to eat it in a couple of years.<\/p>\n
\n3B.* The three winners of the contest were Kelly Gee, California; Bob Davis, Delaware; and Sandy Hu, Nevada.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"