{"id":6164,"date":"2022-08-15T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T02:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningcommons.twu.ca\/?page_id=6164"},"modified":"2024-08-28T09:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:57:49","slug":"quick-start-guide-colons-and-semicolons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2022\/08\/15\/quick-start-guide-colons-and-semicolons\/","title":{"rendered":"Colons and Semicolons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6164\" class=\"elementor elementor-6164\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e898 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"762e898\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ed5b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46ed5b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd840e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd840e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Welcome!<\/h3><p><strong>Welcome to the Learning Commons Quick Start Guide on\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Colons and Semicolons!<\/strong><\/p><p>Difficulty with navigating the correct use of colons and semicolons is a common experience in Academic Writing. Many people struggle to identify when and when not to use colons and semicolons. If you are struggling, know that you are in good company! This guide will explain:<\/p><ul><li>When and how to use a colon<\/li><li>When and how to use a semicolon<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b9ca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b9ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Colons and Semicolons 101<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7fa4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a7fa4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f027a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f027a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Course Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Course Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Beginner<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Time to Complete:\u00a0<\/strong>&lt;15 mins<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong>\u00a0Students in WRTG100\/101, ENGL103\/104, or anyone who needs a refresher.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Guide Creator:<\/strong>\u00a0Lael Louw<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aac1fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4aac1fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077acfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"077acfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313af3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"313af3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/xHa5tWKkvd4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7017be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7017be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/zI_EQONU0WM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b83720 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b83720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae9ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae9ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These videos serve as a primer on when to use a colon and when to use a semicolon:<\/p><ul><li>Colons introduce information that serves to elaborate<\/li><li>Semicolons relate two independent clauses<\/li><li>Colons introduce a list<\/li><li>Semicolons separate complex items within a list<\/li><\/ul><p><em><strong>In this mini-course we explore this in more detail:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2024\/02\/23\/colons-and-introductions-explanations-and-elaboration\/\">Colons and introductions, explanations, and elaboration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2022\/08\/15\/semicolons-and-conjunctions\/\">Semicolons and conjunctions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2022\/08\/15\/semicolons-with-series-and-lists\/\">Semicolons and series and lists<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/learningcommons\/2020\/09\/11\/wrap-up-2\/\">Wrap-Up<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2c2af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af2c2af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b27e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c6b27e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2475186 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2475186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d61006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d61006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Elaboration and Explanation<\/span><\/h3><p>The colon is mainly a mark of\u00a0<strong><em>introduction<\/em><\/strong>: It signals that the words following will\u00a0<strong><em>explain or amplify<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the meaning of the preceding clause.<\/p><p>A colon is always preceded by a complete main clause\u2014one containing a subject and predicate and not starting with a subordinating word.<\/p><p>Be aware of a common mistake that arises when using a colon to join two clauses: If the information following the colon would be a complete sentence on its own, it must begin with a capital letter.<\/p><h3>Examples:<\/h3><ul><li><em>Hydrology has a deceptively simple definition: the study of water.<\/em><\/li><li><em>A more precise definition might be the following: the study of the movement of water on or over land, its flows and gathers, its evaporations and condensations, its interactions with landforms like deltas and coastlines.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Canada has one salient feature: namely, the longest coastline.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The plot is founded on deception: The protagonist has a secret identity.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The test was in three minutes: I had to run to class.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The evidence could only mean one thing: The butler was guilty.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h3>Introducing Lists<\/h3><p>A colon can also be used to\u00a0<em><strong>introduce a list<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of items but not if the list is grammatically essential to the wording of the sentence.<\/p><h3>Examples:<\/h3><ul><li><em><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong>\u00a0The three assigned topics for your essay on\u00a0<\/em>Infinite Jest<em>\u00a0are: tennis, lenses, and mathematics.<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Correct:<\/strong>\u00a0These are the three assigned topics for your essay on\u00a0<\/em>Infinite Jest<em>: tennis, lenses, and mathematics.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h3>More Examples:<\/h3><ul><li><em>The musicology syllabus includes three genres: jazz, blues, and hip-hop.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Canada has long coastal boundaries on three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic, and the Atlantic.<\/em><\/li><li><em>There are three types of people in the world: those who can count and those who can\u2019t.<\/em><\/li><li><em>In the drawer I found two things: a letter and a yellow notebook.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e238db4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e238db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbb7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fbb7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding<\/span><\/h5><p>Think you have a grasp of the information above? Test yourself!<\/p><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-71\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"71\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Colons Topic 1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0de5dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e0de5dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fab56ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fab56ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 28px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Semicolons and Conjunctions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>Semicolons mark a stronger separation than commas. They are commonly used in a sentence to <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>link two or more independent clauses not joined by a conjunction<\/em><\/strong><\/span>. Remember that an independent clause is a whole thought or sentence that contains a subject and a verb. Use a semicolon between main clauses not joined by <em>and<\/em>, <em>but<\/em>, or another coordinating conjunction.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span>:<\/h3><ul><li><em>The side effects are not minor; some leave the patient quite ill.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Don\u2019t touch the stove; it\u2019s hot.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The dog buried his bone in the backyard; he returned the next day to dig it up.<\/em><\/li><li><em>I hate salad; she loves salad.<\/em><\/li><li><em>My father always let me go to the park when I finished my homework; my friend&#8217;s father did not.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>Use a semicolon <em>and<\/em> a comma (after the conjunctive adverb) to <em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">join two closely related independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb<\/span><\/strong><\/em> (e.g., however, therefore, rather, thus, in fact, etc.).<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span>:<\/h3><ul><li><em>Most students now use computers to print their essays; however, many still prefer to compose with pen and paper.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Most students now use computers to print their essays; many still prefer, however, to compose with pen and paper.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Most students now use computers to print their essays; many still prefer to compose with pen and paper, however.<\/em><\/li><li><em>I hate salad; however, she loves salad.<\/em><\/li><li><em>My father always let me go to the park when I finished my homework; conversely, my friend&#8217;s father did not.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-size: 24px;color: #002d72\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-86\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"86\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Semicolons Topic 2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d3f2e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15d3f2e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb5935d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb5935d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: 28px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Semicolons with Series and Lists<\/span><\/h2><p>Use semicolons to <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><em><strong>separate items in a series if they contain commas<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. In some cases, it is a good idea to separate lists with semi-colons if the items are very long and complex\u2014even if they do not contain any internal punctuation.<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000080\">Examples<\/span>:<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Letter, Number Sets:<\/strong><ul><li><em>The answers to the test are 1, D; 2, B; 3, A; 4, D; 5, C; and 6, A.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Noun, Description Sets:<\/strong><ul><li><em>The winners were surprising: Amy, who placed last during the first test; Connor, who was sick for most of the semester; and Tamar, who has been sleeping through practice recently.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>City, State Sets:<\/strong><ul><li><em>Mary has lived in Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Long Items:<\/strong><ul><li><em>Joseph has several personal conflicts that he hopes to address with his therapist including his relationship with his ex-wife upon her agreement to a shared custody arrangement for their two children; his hopes to be promoted in his position at the accounting firm that just hired him last month; his desire to be a more compassionate and patient father to his children despite the dissolution of his marriage; and his hopes to develop a more robust spirituality through learning new parenting skills. (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/semicolons\/semicolon-use-in-lists\/\"><em>https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/semicolons\/semicolon-use-in-lists\/<\/em><\/a><em>) <\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h5 style=\"font-size: 24px;color: #002d72\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your Turn: Test Your Understanding!<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-87\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"87\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Semicolons Topic 3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e152bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e152bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616dbebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"616dbebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wrap-up and self-check<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ef1cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ef1cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-70\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"70\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Colons and Semicolons Wrap-up\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532c0080 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"532c0080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187d2a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"187d2a02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165be528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"165be528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1419fa5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1419fa5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additonal Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d4ffdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d4ffdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See the below list of links for additional support:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twu.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/twu-colon-semicolon-handout.pdf\">TWU Handout<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/general_writing\/punctuation\/commas\/commas_vs_semicolons.html\">Purdue OWL<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>If you would like to talk any of this through then we look forward to talking to you.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.twu.ca\/writingcentre\">Book an appointment!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3b7d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db3b7d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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