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Topic: Semicolon

	ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Every Punctuation Mark Matters: A Mini-Lesson on Semicolons
		In this mini-lesson, students first explore Dr. King's use of semicolons and their rhetorical significance, then apply the lesson to their own writing by searching for ways to follow Dr. King's model and use the punctuation mark in their own writing.
		By incorporating the texts that students read or compose on their own, this lesson highlights the thoughtful choice of the semicolon to create rhetorical effect in an audience, demonstrating how one author uses the seemingly insignificant punctuation mark to express his ideas and urges students to follow the model in their own writing.
		Once students have added the semicolons, ask them to write a short reflection in their writer's notebooks that identifies the sentences they've joined and the reasons they selected the sentences.
	www.readwritethink.org /lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=260 (1965 words)

	semicolon definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		A semicolon is used to separate two parts of a sentence that have a relationship to each other in terms of meaning when each part could stand alone as a sentence in its own right: The building is chiefly a tourist attraction; it is rarely used as a church these days.
		Semicolons may also separate parts of a complex list when it would be confusing to use commas for this purpose: We invited Jack and Kate, who live next door; Maria, my sister-in-law; Tom, an old school friend of my husband's; and some of our colleagues from work.
		Like commas, semicolons are sometimes used to break up a lengthy complicated sentence, but it is often better and clearer to split the sentence up into smaller units.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861716048 (233 words)

	ENG 1002 Online: Semicolons
		Semicolons (;) are easy to use correctly, as long as you remember one rule about semicolon use: a semicolon should be used to separate two independent clauses (or complete sentences) that are closely related in meaning.
		But semicolons and commas are not interchangeable--if you can replace a semicolon with a comma, you have used the semicolon incorrectly.
		A semicolons NEVER should be used to try to create a "pause" longer that that achieved by a comma.
	www.ivcc.edu /eng1002/semicolons.htm (309 words)

	Using the Semicolon
		The semicolon is the mark of punctuation that is used to separate two independent clauses when there is no coordinating conjunction ("and," "but," "or," "nor," "for," "so," and "yet") between them.
		Because we have used commas to separate each speaker's name from his or her title, the semicolon is necessary to separate clearly one unit of information from another.
		Many companies have suffered in the wake of a sluggish U.S. economy; [semicolon, not comma, needed] in the event of a recession, however, a number of them will be forced to close their doors.
	www.getitwriteonline.com /archive/091701.htm (702 words)

	Academic Center: Grammar and Punctuation Handouts
		Semicolons have very specific uses and so are easy punctuation marks to use correctly.
		You can use a semicolon all by itself to join two independent clauses when the ideas expressed in the clauses are closely related—usually you will want to save this option for places where and makes sense.
		And because we did use semicolons to separate the classes of instruments, it is clear to our readers that the more specific series are examples of specific instruments that belong to each class.
	www.uhv.edu /ac/grammar/semicolon.asp (948 words)

	Grammar 101 - Semicolons and Colons - Associated Content
		Roughly, a semicolon is the same pause as a period, but instead of ending a thought the way a period does, the semicolon allows that thought to continue.
		The semicolon joins two perfectly good sentences that could stand on their own into on sentence with two parts that relate to each other.
		The words that come before the semicolon and the words that come after the semicolon must be able to stand on their own as a sentence.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/45007/grammar_101_semicolons_and_colons.html (582 words)

	FT.com / Arts & Weekend - Pause celebre
		Indeed, part of the semicolon’s mystique is the way that it wantonly gives itself to great writing without offering a clear rule for lesser writers to follow.
		To the semicolonic, the case for is as compelling as a cocktail on a first date: you want to be relaxed, convivial, elegant - and neither a hectoring preacher nor a mumbling maniac.
		Strike out those semicolons, administer an unyielding regimen of commas and fullstops, and the scene is more manic than wistful: instead of reverie, poor Charles Ryder has a case of the jitters.
	news.ft.com /cms/s/0ca549d2-25a9-11da-a4a7-00000e2511c8.html (2253 words)

	How to use the semicolon properly
		The semicolon is a simple piece of punctuation, much easier to work with than the comma because it follows fairly clear rules.
		If you put a comma where that semicolon is, you will have committed a "comma splice," which is a very nasty grammar error indeed.
		You may also use a semicolon to connect two otherwise complete sentences even if they are connected by a conjunction, if the first sentence already has one or more commas in it.
	msms.essortment.com /semicolon_rcnr.htm (588 words)

	Semicolon Use
		Semicolons seem to be the “poor cousin” of punctuation.
		A semicolon is still very useful to mark a more important break in sentence flow than marked by a comma.
		When the matter quoted ends with a semicolon, that semicolon is dropped.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/technical_writing/62239 (383 words)

	SUNY Ulster Writing Center
		Semicolon There are two main uses of the semicolon.
		Although the two halves of this sentence technically qualify, as independent clauses, to be in the same sentence with the help of a semicolon, the ideas in them are not directly related and the sentence seems strange.
		Second, a semicolon is used in a sentence with items in a series if one or more of the items has internal punctuation.
	www.albany.edu /~db1697/ist659/ulster/semicolon.html (520 words)

	The Semicolon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A semicolon can always, in principle, be replaced either by a full stop (yielding two separate sentences) or by the word and (possibly preceded by a joining comma).
		A semicolon would be impossible in the last example, since the sequence after the comma is not a complete sentence.
		In this case, we sometimes find semicolons used instead of commas to mark the most important breaks in the sentence: such semicolons are effectively being used to mark places where the reader can pause to catch his breath.
	www.cogs.susx.ac.uk /doc/punctuation/node17.html (795 words)

	Semicolon Rules
		A semicolon (;) is used to separate complete sentences that are closely related or to separate items in a series that contain internal punctuation.
		Use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses that are not joined with a coordinating conjunction.
		Use a semicolon between sentences that are joined with a conjunctive adverb or a transitional expression.
	www.cfcc.edu /faculty/rhardin/semicolonsandcolons.html (484 words)

	Welcome To The Official semicolon Website
		Always keen to keep the momentum up, semicolon are planning on releasing a string of singles throughout the year.
		Northside-based Drive and Shifter are among the bands that joined the cause a month ago when semicolon's Amalia Kilvert-Evans had her guitar and associated equipment stolen from her Greenslopes garage.
		semicolon’s sound is very much linked into whatever mood the band finds themselves in at a particular time.
	www.semicolon.info /media/articles.asp (1059 words)

	semicolon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It may be useful to think of a semicolon as an addition sign that joins related ideas.
		Connecting the two with the semicolon signals to the reader that the relationship is very close.
		Semicolons usually connect independent clauses or complex phrases that contain other punctuation.
	www.auburn.edu /english/ec/resources/semicols.htm (561 words)

	What is a Semicolon? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The semicolon (;) is frequently confused with the colon (:).
		The semicolon is a punctuation mark that is often overlooked or neglected.
		It is important to remember that the semicolon should be placed before the transitional phrase and not after it, and that a comma should follow the transitional phrase itself.
	athena.english.vt.edu /~owl/wcip/semicolon.htm (935 words)

	The Mischievous Semicolon: Not Just for Emoticons (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The unfortunate downside to the semicolon’s rapid ascendancy as everybody’s favorite means of designating sarcasm, playfulness, or flirtation is that nobody takes the poor guy seriously anymore.
		Frankly, the semicolon deserves more respect, and the only way to restore his good-humor is to put him where he belongs.
		Semicolon and his special brand of charm, get to know the words he’ll be dealing with first.
	www2.bc.edu /~kasprzcr/semi.htm (651 words)

	Chin Music Press - Adventures in Publishing - In praise of the semicolon
		That one exception was the use of the semicolon.
		In his splendid piece, "Pause Celebre," he argues that the semicolon is embraced in Britain and considered part of "punctuation's axis of evil" in the US.
		The semicolon is a half note to the comma's quarter note and the period's full stop; it draws together what the period — and the dash — separate.
	www.chinmusicpress.com /blog/archives/001647_in_praise_of_the_semicolon.html (1082 words)

	uw-madison writing center writer's handbook (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Semicolons help you connect closely related ideas when a style mark stronger than a comma is needed.
		When a semicolon is used to join two or more ideas (parts) in a sentence, those ideas are then given equal position or rank.
		Cows, though their bovine majesty has been on the wane in recent millenia, are still one of the great species of this planet; domesticated, yet proud, they ruminate silently as we humans pass tumultuously by.
	www.wisc.edu /writing/Handbook/Semicolons.html (596 words)

	The Semicolon
		Semicolons should join only those independent clauses that are closely related in meaning.
		Do not use a semicolon to link a dependent clause or a phrase to an independent clause.
		It may be useful to remember that, for the most part, you should use a semicolon only where you could also use a period.
	www.uottawa.ca /academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/semicoln.html (307 words)

	The Semicolon
		The first appropriate use of the semicolon is to connect two related sentences.
		Don't capitalize the word that follows the semicolon unless that word is a proper noun, one that is always capitalized.
		Semicolons are like glasses of champagne; save them for special occasions.
	www.chompchomp.com /terms/semicolon.htm (235 words)

	Semicolon Politics
		These days the semicolon, one of the least loved, least understood punctuation marks, barely ekes out a living between the period and the comma.
		Nunberg calls a "promotion" semicolon, a semicolon that would have been a comma if there were not already too many commas in the sentence.
		Nunberg at last discovered the old law of the semicolon: A semicolon that wants to dominate another semicolon in the same sentence must wait for the end of the sentence; and then it can act like a colon, trumping the rest; the last semicolon gets the last laugh.
	www.physics.ohio-state.edu /~wilkins/writing/Resources/essays/semicolon.html (649 words)

	The Graduate Writing Assistance Program at ODU
		Neither period nor comma, the semicolon is an exceptional and exceptionally useful punctuation mark.
		Perhaps the most familiar use of the semicolon is between closely related independent clauses.
		The key to the use of the semicolon is that it will occur between two independent clauses; if your sentence does not contain two independent clauses but still contains a semicolon you need to either find another form of punctuation or revise the sentence.
	www.odu.edu /al/gwap/editing/punctuation/semicolons (259 words)

	Rock 'n Race: SemiColon Clubs
		It's nearly 8 p.m., and colorectal cancer survivors and their caregivers are gathered around a conference room in the surgical G.I. unit of a hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.
		After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer four years ago at the age of 44, Laurette found that she needed a support group with people who were going through what she was.
		As the SemiColon group in the Silver Spring Hospital begins to disperse from the night's meeting, its members high-spirited but tired in body, Priscilla makes plans to print up cards to distribute to colorectal cancer patients down the hall to see if they want a survivor to come visit them.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-adv/specialsales/rockandrace/semicolon.html (792 words)

	ECMAScript 4 Syntax Rationale
		Grammatical semicolon insertion is implemented directly by the syntactic grammar’s productions, which simply do not require a semicolon in the aforementioned cases.
		Line-break semicolon insertion cannot be easily implemented in the syntactic grammar.
		This kind of semicolon insertion turns a syntactically incorrect program into a correct program and relies on line breaks in the source code.
	www.mozilla.org /js/language/es4/rationale/syntax.html (1554 words)

	Semicolons \| Punctuation Rules
		It is preferable to use a semicolon before introductory words such as namely, however, therefore, that is, i.e., for example, e.g., or for instance when they introduce a complete sentence.
		Use either a semicolon or a comma before introductory words such as namely, however, therefore, that is, i.e., for example, e.g., or for instance when they introduce a list following a complete sentence.
		Use the semicolon between two sentences that are joined by a conjunction but already have one or more commas within the first sentence.
	www.grammarbook.com /punctuation/semicolons.asp (372 words)

	Semicolon, Colon, Da
		The various symbols used to indicate stress, pause, and intonation are referred to as punctuation marks.
		The semicolon, the colon, the dash, and the comma all link sentences and sentence parts together in varying degrees of looseness or tightness.
		Mainly, the semicolon joins together independent clauses not already joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so, etc.).
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~larkin/eng302/class/process/preparation/pscd2-3-2-4.html (394 words)

	Semicolon and Colon
		The semicolon is a cross between a period and a comma.
		A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are not connected with a coordinate conjunction.
		A semicolon is used to distinguish groups of items within a list.
	www.kahnwithak.com /semicolon_and_colon.htm (384 words)

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