2007-06-09 11:20:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The most common use of a colon (:) is when you have a list of items. For example, "I need: lemons, eggs, and bread at the store."
You use a semi colon (;) when you are dividing a sentence into parts that could both stand along as their own sentence.
"I went to the store yesterday; they didn't have any eggs."
2007-06-09 11:24:49 · answer #1 · answered by RJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its hard to explain, i don't even know if i do it right.
i use a : when i'm listing things and a ; when the 2 parts of the sentence can stand alone as 2 seperate ideas.
i'm thinking there should be one in my first sentence but i'm not sure.
2007-06-09 18:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you use a colon (:) when you want to do something like this:
"She left us a list of these items: milk, eggs, and bread."
you would use a semicolon (;) in a compund sentence.
ex: "I love to watch TV; my favourite show is That 70's Show."
just some examples.
2007-06-09 18:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
; is used to connect independant clauses, and it represents a relationship between the clauses
the other 1 i forgot
2007-06-09 18:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never
2007-06-09 18:25:30 · answer #5 · answered by Mag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know ive never used them correctly in my life, maybe thats why i have a D in english
2007-06-09 18:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by lost~n~confused 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
: is when you are giving a definition or separating two thoughts.
; is when you have two similar thoughts that you are combining into one sentence that may or may not already include commas.
2007-06-09 18:23:40 · answer #7 · answered by Formerly known as Jen F. 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Never.
2007-06-09 18:22:44 · answer #8 · answered by Johnny Rocker 89 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋