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So, use a semicolon to bridge them together. I love going to the beach; the waves help me to relax. Notice how “the” doesn’t need to be capitalized now? It has become part of one sentence ...
The most common way to use a semicolon is to help join closely connected ideas in a sentence. These sections must be independent and complete sentences, but closely linked in some way ...
The semicolon is disappearing. A recent study has found a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over the last two decades.
Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use.
From the relevance of semicolons to confusion over their, there, and they’re, our community have been discussing their ...
"Rend your cheeks and rub ashes into your hair," said The Spectator, for the semicolon, that "most elegant, elusive of ...
The worst abuse of semicolons occurs when writers use them to create single-sentence paragraphs. Think about it: If you have a paragraph with just two sentences, it’s obvious those sentences are ...
The most common way to use a semicolon is to help join closely connected ideas in a sentence. These sections must be independent and complete sentences, but closely linked in some way ...