- that a writer is introducing a quotation or a list of items
- that a writer is separating two clauses of which the second
expands or illustrates the first
- a statement of proportion between two numbers &
separation of hours from minutes
- the number of the chapters and verse respectively in
biblical references
Semicolon : a punctuation mark (;) indicating a pause,typically between two main clauses, that is more pronounced than that indicated by a comma.
¡¡EXAMPLES!!
I traveled to London, England __ Tijuana, Mexico __ and Reykjavík, Iceland. ; ; Lisa scored 2,845,770 points __ Marcia, 2,312,860 __ and Sam, 1,726,640. ; ; I am not alone __ my friends came along with me. ;
A __ the first letter in the Latin alphabet : Star Wars Episode IV __ A New Hope : This file was last modified today at 11 _ 15 _ 05 : : He provided all of the ingredients __ sugar, flour, eggs and butter. :
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