Semicolon: Master the semicolon with detailed rules

Master the semicolon with detailed rules, examples, and comparisons. Includes a history, tips, and a quiz to test your knowledge. Learn the definition, rules, and examples of semicolon , a punctuation mark that connects closely related ideas or separates complex lists. Avoid common mistakes and compare semicolon with comma and period. In older English printed texts, colons and semicolons are offset from the preceding word by a non-breaking space, a convention still current in modern continental French texts. The semicolon does jobs that are done by other punctuation marks, but puts its own spin on the task. This usage guide will show you how with several examples.