PDF-Punctuating with semicolons and colons The semicolon a

A semicolon is written like this a full stop above a comma and a colon is written like this a full stop above a full stop This factsheet will show the rules for 1 Using semicolons 2 Using colons GRAMMAR CHECKERS will NOT help you much with your sem. Parts of Speech. 1. Verb. : action (examine, illustrate, argue). Example: The author . evaluates. interview techniques. . 2. Noun. : person, place or thing. (theory, child, agency, author) . Example: The . Grammar Extension Activity 1.18. Use both . semicolons and. transitions to combine. sentences in your writing.. When you have . two complete . thoughts . that are . closely related, . you may . connect them with . SEMICOLONS. The big game is tomorrow. ;. I’m mentally prepared.. Everyone else in my family excels in a particular sport. ;. I seem to be the only exception.. The river is rising rapidly. ;. it is expected to crest by noon.. Use quotation marks before and after a person’s exact words. Place period . inside. quote marks.. Punctuating dialogue. Use quotation marks before and after a person’s exact words. Place period . SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. SEMICOLONS. Separating. Independent Clauses. :. use a semicolon to separate independent clauses joined without a conjunction. . and . Conjunctive Adverbs. What is a semicolon?. The semicolon is a punctuation mark.. It looks like this . . ;. It is located on most keyboards two keys left of Enter.. The semicolon…. …connects independent clauses (complete sentences).. Bailey. Vocab:. Enfranchise. Laconic. Grammar. :. What are semicolons used for. ?. 09-20. 09/20 cont.. Answers:. Enfranchise: . give the right to vote to. . . Historical. - free . (a slave. ).. Laconic: . The glue that helps hold sentences together. COLON-IZING Your Writing. A . colons are used . to introduce . more . information about something mentioned earlier in the sentence. . Shannon brought one thing: a stethoscope.. Grammar Notes. Semicolons. 618.1 To Join Two Independent Clauses. Use a . semicolon. to join two or more closely related independent clauses that are not connected with a coordinating conjunction. Remember: independent clauses can stand alone as a separate sentence.. #2. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Olivia Hawkins. Last Updated Spring 2017. RIGHT OR WRONG?. My favorite foods are: fettuccine alfredo pasta, ice cream, and miso soup.. This is how a lot of students write. They use commas to connect sentences. When this is done, it creates a run on sentence.. I am cold, I want a warm blanket.. We learned to add conjunctions with the comma to create . A semicolon tells the reader to pause longer than you would for a comma, not quite as long as you would for a period. . Semicolons are primarily used in compound sentences.. The semicolon takes the place of the comma and the conjunction joining the independent clauses. Grammar Review. Why use punctuation correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Why use commas correctly? . Commas ,. Commas group words that belong together and separate words that don’t belong together. . Semicolon: often used to join independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.. C. onjunctive adverbs / transitional expressions show how the independent clauses that join are related. . Semicolon: often used to join independent clauses that are closely related in meaning,.