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When do you use the mark ';' ?
When do you use the mark ';' ?
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- English (US)
If there are two sentences that can be separate (with a period instead) but are closely related, you can use a semicolon (;)
You can also use it in a list, if the list has commas. But, this is less common.
Example:
I travelled to Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; and Houston, Texas.
Many native speakers use semicolons incorrectly.
- English (US)
- English (UK) Near fluent
It is a little complicated. Chicago Manual of Style(6.54) gives four uses: 1. When two complete sentences are closely related, you can use it instead of a period. 2. Before adverbs like "however" , "therefore" and "besides" 3. Optionally before terms llke "for example", and "that is" 4.In lists that have smaller lists(with commas) inside them.
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