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Semi-Colon and Colon Rules

Understand the proper use of semi-colons and colons in connecting sentences and signaling lists. Learn when to apply each punctuation mark correctly.

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Semi-Colon and Colon Rules

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  1. Semi-Colon and Colon Rules

  2. Use a semi-colon to connect two complete sentences • It is interchangeable with ,and He hit the ball; he dropped the bat. He ran for home base; the catcher tapped him out.

  3. Use a colon to signal a list or example * Make sure what comes before the colon is a complete sentence on its own. We will read many cool books this year: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and Hamlet. There are four bases in baseball: first, second, third, and home.

  4. Other Stuff • Titles Hamlet: A Prince of Denmark • Time 2:30 • Signaling a stop of title in a work. • Question 1: Who is Hamlet? • Section 2: Mitochondria

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