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Using Semicolons

The Rules for Using Semicolons (Video)

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Semicolons are used like soft periods (full stops) because a semicolon can be used to merge two sentences into one. Semicolons are also used like hard commas because they can be used to separate list items (especially when the list items contain commas).

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