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    This document provides guidance on using semicolons. It notes that semicolons mark a long pause in a sentence and are halfway between a comma and a colon. Semicolons are used between two independent clauses that are closely related. Examples are given such as "He ran with his shirt over his head; he had forgotten his umbrella once again." Semicolons are also used to punctuate mixed lists in continuous writing, such as "Four objects lay on the desk: a large book; a spiral-bound notepad; a glass vase containing flowers; and a silver propelling pencil."

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    This document provides guidance on using semicolons. It notes that semicolons mark a long pause in a sentence and are halfway between a comma and a colon. Semicolons are used between two independent clauses that are closely related. Examples are given such as "He ran with his shirt over his head; he had forgotten his umbrella once again." Semicolons are also used to punctuate mixed lists in continuous writing, such as "Four objects lay on the desk: a large book; a spiral-bound notepad; a glass vase containing flowers; and a silver propelling pencil."

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    How To Use Semicolons

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    This document provides guidance on using semicolons. It notes that semicolons mark a long pause in a sentence and are halfway between a comma and a colon. Semicolons are used between two independent clauses that are closely related. Examples are given such as "He ran with his shirt over his head; he had forgotten his umbrella once again." Semicolons are also used to punctuate mixed lists in continuous writing, such as "Four objects lay on the desk: a large book; a spiral-bound notepad; a glass vase containing flowers; and a silver propelling pencil."

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    How to use Semicolons


    1. The semicolon [ ; ] marks a long pause in a sentence.

    2. It is half way between a comma and a colon.

    3. Semicolons are used between clauses which could stand alone, but which
    are closely related.

    He ran with his shirt over his head; he had forgotten his
    umbrella once again.

    She couldn't dance in her favourite ballroom; it was being


    renovated.

    4. For instance, in the following example there could be a full stop after
    'England', but the semicolon is a more subtle pause:

    Rutland is once again the smallest county in England; no other


    area in the land is famous for so little.

    5. Semicolons are also used to punctuate mixed lists in continuous prose


    writing:

    Four objects lay on the desk: a large book; a spiral-bound


    notepad; a glass vase containing flowers; and a silver propelling
    pencil.

    http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/semicolons.htm 04/03/1431

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