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by Arturo Guzman 8 years ago

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The use of punctuation marks, particularly semi-colons and colons, can often be confusing. Semi-colons are typically used to link closely related independent clauses, as seen in the example, "

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When to use a Semi-Colon

Semi-Colon usage instructional video.

I went to the doctor; he told me that I have the flu.

When to use a colon

Please arrive with the following: a computer, a pencil, and a willingness to work.

A colon looks like :

Use a colon afters words such as: The following, such as, as follows, and as the following manner.

A colon is similar to a semi colon, but it does not have a comma on the bottom.

Main topic

Use a colon before a list of items.

Use a colon after a complete though to introduce something that follows.

Subtopic

Don't confuse : and ;

Use a colon to bring attention to something that follows.