When is ; used? Examples please?

Answer 1

I had to respond; the last four responses were idiotic.

Instead of going into the grammar rule, which you can find on the internet, I will try an intuitive approach. A comma is used to replace "and" and sometimes "but:" instead of saying "I purchased a ball and a bat and a glove," we say "I purchased a ball, bat and glove." The semi-colon ";" replaces "furthermore, because, therefore, however...etc" The first line I wrote could have been written "I had to respond. Furthermore, the last responses were idiotic." Instead, I use a semi-colon to emphasize how strongly the first statement is related to the results of the second statement. Does that make sense?

Answer 2

A semicolon is th emost misused punctuation mark. It is used in a series, when some items have commas and there would be confusion as to what is part of the series:
"It was green, a pine color; big, almost like a building; and made loud noises."

It's also used when one clause of a sentence re-states or refines another clause. It takes the place of a conjunction (and, but, or) when the two clauses are back to back.
"There were twenty of them; they outnumbered us."

Answer 3

after your about to list things

"I am going to buy the following from the grocery store:chocolate,vegetables,meat..etc"

Answer 4

I'm going to the shop, I will buy; water, milk, chocolate, etc.

Answer 5

its a conjunction to combine 2 sentences. u can use that or u can use , conjunction. eg: , and/, but/

eg:
He went to school; She went to school.

Answer 6

; this is used for emoticons

Answer 7

;)