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A Quick and Easy Punctuation Guide - The Colon & Semicolon




USE THE COLON ( : )
   After a complete sentence that introduces a list or quote.
 - There are three kinds of theories that try to explain the secret of fire walking: physical, psychological, and spiritual.
 - Consider the words of Benjamin Franklin: “Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors.” 


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USE THE SEMICOLON ( ; )
   To connect closely related main clauses.
 - I waited for him for an hour; he finally showed up after I left.
 - The batter swung at the ball three times; however, he never came close.

   To separate a series of items which contains commas.
 - A board is elected from each of three categories:  for example, a judge or lawyer of good repute; a professor of art, literature, or one of the humanities; and a social worker, psychologist, or clergyman.
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