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
01Close a non-essential phrase with the mark that opened itCross out the non-essential phrase to find where it ends, and close it with the same mark that opened it.
02Close a non-essential phrase correctly even when it has commas insideSkip over the commas inside the non-essential phrase and close it with the mark that sits before its first word.
03Place the correct mark after a closing parenthesisClose the parenthesis first, then add only the mark the sentence would need if the words in parentheses were gone.
04Add a final detail to a complete sentence with a single dashCheck that the words before the blank make a complete sentence, then use one dash to add the words that name or explain something in it.
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