Semi-Colons Flashcards

A punctuation mark (;) used to link closely related ideas or separate items in a complex list.

Used to link two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning without using a conjunction.

Example: 'I wanted to go to the park; it started raining.'

Used to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas.

Example: 'The conference had attendees from London, England; Paris, France; and Berlin, Germany.'

A semi-colon links closely related ideas; a full stop separates them completely.

A semi-colon is stronger than a comma and is used to avoid confusion in complex sentences or lists.

A semi-colon should not be used before conjunctions like 'and' or 'but'.

Using semi-colons can make writing more sophisticated and improve clarity in complex sentences.

Avoid using a semi-colon to connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.