It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma combined with a period. Maybe that’s why we toss these punctuation marks around like grammatical confetti; we’re confused about how to use them properly. This lesson offers some clarity and best practices for using the semicolon.
- Watch the video. Pause the video as needed to record notes. Pay special attention to any words that are new to you, rules, specific examples and sample sentences. These items should all be included in your final note taking page.
- Write two sentences of your own and include them on the note taking page.
- Share this work with your teacher to earn this mini spark.
Lesson video by Emma Bryce, animation by Karrot Entertainment.