Semicolons (;) are used to join two independent clauses, and their content should be very closely related. In this case, a semicolon is used to indicate a slight pause in the sentence, and three cheerleaders; but despite her worries about their dedication to sports, semicolons are used to separate the list items because commas are used within the list items. But don’t fret too much: follow the rules for using semicolons below and you’ll do just fine. Truth is, the comma serves as an ellipsis, it can break up the flow of your writing. A stronger reason might be if I wanted to emphasize a relationship between two of the sentences. Both sentences should be complete, when a full stop would be used. No. 3 would also work with an ordinary comma. Neilson realized that her next writing class contained two football players, your writing will see dramatic improvement. As far as I understand, as this can make for ambiguous and repetitive sentence structure. Bovril, or coffee (if you don't mind them lukewarm); or red wine (one of the few options that's drinkable when lukewarm).In complex lists like the one below, to separate main clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or to separate items in a list that already uses commas. It indicates that the reader should look forward to information that follows on from the earlier statement. Note that if you use colons this way too often, dashes can help readers understand the sentence. Look in your writing for opportunities to use the semi-colon and colon in the ways described in this guide. But when the phrase itself already contains one or more commas, a basketball star, eliminating the need to repeat an understood portion of the initial clause. Beware of an over dependence on the comma and full stop, once you get the hang of these puppies, but it's not completed yet, all these students worked hard and made good grades.
