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Hi,Can you teach me the usage regarding a "semi colon" please?I walked to the window, looked outside. (A comma is a conjunction)I walked to the window; looking outside. (Correct?)I walked to the window; looked outside.Cheers.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

A semi-colon is used to join two complete sentences. The following are okay:

I walked to the window, looked outside.

I walked to the window; I looked outside.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Here is a good reference:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/commas_vs_semicolons.html

The two parts you join together with a semicolon must be stand-alone sentences and logically closely connected.

I walked to the window. I looked outside.

You can replace the full stop with a semicolon.

Commas are for series, but you must include a conjunction before the last element.

I walked to the window, looked outside, and screamed. (Three predicates in a series.)
I walked to the window, opened it, looked outside, and screamed. (Four predicates in a series.)

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