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Semicolons

Author: Carin Mangimeli

Objectives

  • Punctuation rules for semicolons.
  • Semicolons with conjunctive adverbs (e.g. however, therefore, unfortunately, etc.).
  • How to choose between a semicolon and a period.

Semicolons - the Punctuation Mark Suffering from a Major Identity Crisis...

When to use semicolons and how to use them correctly can be very confusing. Often referred to as "soft periods," semicolons offer a continuity to sentences that periods don't.

Periods vs. Semicolons

A few sophomore students put together a nice video on semicolons and commas - it will make you laugh!