semicolonThe mark ; used to join two closely related statements that could each stand alone as a sentence. It also separates list items that already contain commas.
You’ll leave with these skills
01Separate the items in a list with the same mark every timeFind where each item in the list ends and put the same mark there that the rest of the list uses.
02Spot the extra comma in a pair of items joined by “and”Count the items joined by “and,” and if there are only two, put no comma before “and.”
03Keep a list that is the subject right next to its verbWhen the whole list is the subject, put no comma between the last item and the verb that follows it.
04Clarify complex list boundaries with semicolonsSemicolons can make list boundaries clear when items contain commas. In a completion question, identify the whole items and match the separators already used elsewhere in the list.
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