Semicolon (;)
Semicolon
is a punctuation mark that is stronger than a comma and weaker than a full stop
in pausing or showing the separation.
Ø Using in English
· Between a serial commas
Between items in a series or listing containing
internal punctuation, especially parenthetic
commas, where the semicolons function as serial
commas:
-
She
saw three men: Jamie, who came from New Zealand; John, the milkman's son; and George,
a gaunt kind of man.
-
Several
fast food restaurants can be found within the cities: London, England; Paris,
France; Dublin, Ireland; and Madrid, Spain.
-
Examples
of familiar sequences are: one, two, and three; a, b, and c; and first, second,
and third.
· Between clauses which are not conjoined with a conjunction
For
example:
-
I went to the basketball court; I was
told it was closed for cleaning.
-
I told Kate she's running for the
hills; I wonder if she knew I was joking.
-
Nothing is true; everything is
permitted.
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A man chooses; a slave obeys.
· Before some Linking Words
Put
a semicolon than a comma before some linking words such as: besides, however, nevertheless, as a result,
for example, as a sequence, in any case, and still.
For
example:
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We knew it was a useless
thing to do; nevertheless, we tried.
-
Everyone
knows he is guilty of committing the crime; of course, it will never be proven.
-
It
can occur in both melodic and harmonic lines; however, it is subject to certain
restraints.
Cooper, T., Fallas, J.,
& Flaherty, F. (2011). English
Style Guide: Seventh edition. European
Commission.
Englishclub.com. (2013). Punctuation.
Retrieved from http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation.htm.
Phythian, B. A. (2012). Correct
English: Pedoman Belajar Bahasa Inggris. Jakarta : PT. Indeks.
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