Colons have many practical applications. You may use a colon to set off a book’s subtitle (Outliers: The Story of Success), express a numerical ratio (1:1), and communicate a time (4:30 p.m.). Semicolons do not have these practical uses. Semicolons help organize complex lists. As...
Of course, the trick is knowing when to use a semicolon and when to use a colon. It isn’t always easy to tell which one is more appropriate than the other, especially since they look so similar. Let’s take a look at the major differences between the two to help you make ...
Like semicolons, colons join two pieces of a sentence together; however, the two marks have few similarities in usage.The colon’s jobis simply to introduce the information that follows it, often emphasizing it at the same time. It breaks up the flow of a sentence, telling the reader to...
In the first example, we use a colon to indicate that the second sentence gives an explanation as to why Yuki is a great leader. In the second example, we use a semicolon to indicate the second sentence is closely related to the first sentence. However, the sentence following the semicol...
Semicolons can get confusing. In this article, the Grammar Girl podcast teaches you how to use them in your sentences.
How to use a semicolon properlyMaría Soledad González RomeroRob Ludacer
How to Use a Semicolon Correctly Narrator:Don’t you hate it when you’re writing, and argh, you hit this. Yeah, I know, it’s a semicolon, but when was the last time you even used it? It certainly seems like we should be u...
My Advice: Use Semi-colons Sparingly This means to not use them in every sentence, paragraph, or e-mail. I useone semi-colon a week.I think that's about right. Some people think that the only purpose of a semi-colon is to show off to your reader. They may be right. Using a per...
英文的分号用法与中文有所不同,并不是用于排比句。主要的用法就两种: ① 分隔 本身包含了逗号的一组组词 举个例子,英文的地名是怎么写的,大家知道吧?从小到大,逗号连接,比如:London, UK (英国伦敦) 伦敦 那么把几个地名连在一起的时候,如果还用逗号连接,就会弄出一堆逗号混在一起: ...
1. Semicolons Connect Related Independent Clauses You can use a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses. Let’s put that another way. The group of words that comes before the semicolon should form a complete sentence, the group of words that comes after the semicolon shou...