The semicolon is used to indicate a separate clause in a sentence. It separates this new clause from the rest of the sentence. For example...
"I'm having a day off work today; the first in two weeks!" The semicolon splits these two stand alone clauses in this sentence.
What's a clause you may ask. Well, it is any group of words that make grammatical sense, usually containing a noun, a verb and an object.
Well, according to what I learned when I was in Algebra I, you should never have to use a semicolon.
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A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses together. An example of two independent clauses joined together via semicolon is: "Baum's book is a political allegory; few people today would recognize the political events in this story."
A semicolon is a type of punctuation that is used when you want to join two independent clauses similar in topic. Example: I love dogs; they are so cute.
Do yous use a semicolon when separating lists?
I can give you several sentences.You use a semicolon to separate two clauses.A semicolon is like a comma with a period on top of it.You need to learn how to use the semicolon properly.
Well, according to what I learned when I was in Algebra I, you should never have to use a semicolon.
NO.
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no, if you do you should have used a comma
yes
Well, as long as such isn not the beginning of a list of things, such would not have a semicolon in front of it.
No, but you may be able to use a semicolon. A semicolon and a conjunctive adverb can sometimes take the place of a subordinating conjunction.
A gerund is a verb with the -ing suffix, often turning it from a verb into the subject of a sentence. It is grammatically correct to use one after a semicolon as long as the clause after the semicolon is still independent, that is, it can still stand alone as a separate sentence.
you use semicolon's, to separate a list form items, or connect two separate clause that are related to each other.
I wouldn't use a semicolon in a conditional (if) sentence. Semicolons can join two independent clauses without a conjunction. The "if" clause in a conditional sentence is dependent, not independent.