The semicolon between clauses suggests a connection between the sentences that is stronger than if there were a period between the two I would like to know a general rule for how the meaning changes, how it would affect similar sentences, etc As (to me) it is generally acceptable to start sentences with the short conjunctions and and but, i believe the general rule can extend to independent clauses joined by a semicolon
Jenn Melon aka Jennmelon aka jen_moon aka jennmelondies Nude Leaks
How does one correctly use a semicolon
It is probably one of the more difficult punctuation marks to master in my opinion.
The main factor in choosing whether to use a semicolon or an em dash (if you're playing your cards right) is whether the clause that the punctuation introduces is more explanatory or expository in nature If it's the former, use a semicolon If the latter, use an em dash. I was always taught that when i have two independent clauses with the usage of because separating them, i should add a semicolon before because
Yes, there should be punctuation before rather to separate the two independent clauses A semicolon would be fine A comma would be less appropriate because of the lengths of the clauses Commas are mainly used to separate short independent clauses when they're used in that context
From the elements of style (1918)
To your second question, yes again Semicolon (;) 1) use a semicolon to separate 2 independent clauses in a sentence, closely related, with no coordinating conjunction The students reviewed for the exam The teacher corrected the papers
The candidates spoke to the crowds during election day Each candidate spoke passionately about the fate of the country. Should i therefore say that semicolon is a halved colon? The semicolon can start a list of two or more
If only one then it is merely setting apart the enumerated item
It messes things up if you drop it in the middle of list items you are already listing John, my brother and his wife It just sets apart the list of even one item being spoken of.
