Be careful and drive defensively; you'll be glad you did. Transitional expressions include conjunctive adverbs and transitional phrases. Conjunctive adverbs accordingly finally likewise similarly also furthermore meanwhile specifically anyway hence moreover still besides however nevertheless subsequently certainly incidentally next the consequently indeed nonetheless therefore conversely instead otherwise thu Transitional phrases after all even so in fact as a matter of fact for example in other words as a result for instance in the first place at any rate in addition on the contrary at the same time in conclusion on the other hand When a transitional expression appears between independent clauses, the transition is preceded by a semicolon and usually followed by a comma.
When the transitional expression appears in the middle or at the end of the second independent clause, the semicolon goes between the clauses.
Transitional expressions should not be confused with the coordinating conjunctions and , but , or , not , for , so , and yet. When coordinating conjunctions connect independent clauses, they are preceded by a comma. Semicolons Learn the effective use of semicolons.
Use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses not joined a coordinating conjunction. When related independent clauses appear in a sentence they should usually be linked together with a coordinating conjunction and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so. These words signal that there is a relationship between the two clauses. If the clauses are related and if the relationship between them is clear without a conjunction, you can use a semicolon instead. I got into an accident; the car was damaged badly.
I remember the incident well; it happened in Semicolons are often used to correct comma splices, which is what happens when we connect two independent clauses with a comma when there is no coordinating conjunction: I was late to class today, there was no parking. While the instinct in correcting comma splices is to use a semicolon here, simply adding a coordinating conjunction would correct the comma splice: I was late to class today because there was no parking.
Use a semicolon between items in a series of items that already contain commas: Some of her favorite deserts are chocolate cake, the kind with cherries on top; banana splits, without any nuts; and rice pudding, but only if it is made without raisins. Resources The Semicolon Using Semicolons. This sentence is perfectly punctuated, but the number of commas is somewhat alarming. In such a case, the comma marking the major break in the sentence may be replaced by a semicolon: In Somalia, where the civil war still rages, western aid workers, in spite of frantic efforts, are unable to operate; and the people, starving, terrified and desperate, are flooding into neighbouring Ethiopia.
Such use of the semicolon as a kind of "super-comma" is not very appealing, and you should do your best to avoid it. If you find one of your sentences becoming dangerously long and full of commas, it is usually better to start over and rewrite it, perhaps as two separate sentences: In Somalia, where the civil war still rages, western aid workers, in spite of frantic efforts, are unable to operate.
Meanwhile the people, starving, terrified and desperate, are flooding into neighbouring Ethiopia. In any case, don't get into the habit of using a semicolon or anything else merely to mark a breathing space.
Your reader will be perfectly capable of doing his own breathing, providing your sentence is well punctuated; punctuation is an aid to understanding, not to respiration. The Colon and the Semicolon The Semicolon. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use.
A group of words containing a subject and a verb and expressing a complete thought is called a sentence or an independent clause. Sometimes, an independent clause stands alone as a sentence, and sometimes two independent clauses are linked together into what is called a compound sentence.
Depending on the circumstances, one of two different punctuation marks can be used between the independent clauses in a compound sentence: a comma or a semicolon. The choice is yours.
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