How to use the SEMI-COLON in English writing

I have enjoyed this lesson. Thank you

James golden

Glad to hear it, James. That small semi-colon can really make a difference to the quality of your English writing. All the best to you!

Rebecca

In your YOUTUBE channel your location the US but in this website you are a Canadian

Ravindu Koralegedara

Thank you ma’am.

shubhammm

Thanks a lot

Zainab Al-Sayad

Good learning!

abualam

I got 08/10. Thank you Rebecca!

Annie

Wow my… I don’t believe it! I got 9 out of 10.
Super cool.
I so happy Yes yes yes…
Thanks Rebecca!! So good!

Rosemaryoliveira

Congratulations to you, Rosemary. Clearly, you understood the lesson well and were able to apply the rules correctly in practice. Great job! My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Thank you Rebecca.

ann ann

Thank you Rebecca.

Dejene Gersu

Thank you Rebecca.I will try to semi-colon in my GRE exam;I hope I get the higher score in the writing part.

pen2009

Detail explanation. Please make a video about Full-Colon(:)

immk

nice lesson, thank you

Vida

I’ve got 10/10/ Thank you very much, Rebecca!

Nata1700

Hello,how can i take my lessons on this website, could you help me

Aenei

I got 7/10 the lesson is quite difficult. Thank Rebecca

nguyen van long

i got 6/10 thanks

bilkisu ibrahim

Thank you very much for the lesson. As always, your’s explanations of difficult topics of english grammar are both brilliant and simple. I was quite surprised though that you should use a semi-colon before a transitional expression and not just a regular comma. This is something I was unaware of all this time until now.

angrybirdie

8/10 thanks for this encouraging lesson

Iwegbu

I enjoyed the demonstration of the subtle use of semicolon. I am able to use it in French but I have never learned formal use. Thank you Rebecca.
A question please; should I capitalize the “f” of “french” as above?

beernaard

Yes, in English, names of languages and nationalities must be capitalized. Glad you found the lesson useful! Once you start using the semi-colon in your writing, you will take your English to a higher level. All the best to you, beernaard.

Rebecca

Thank you Rebecca.

beernaard

8/10.
Really nice class!
Thanks, Rebecca.

RafaelBr

Hi, Rebecca! I’ve got 10 out of 10. Thank you for a clear and understandable explanation of how to apply semi-colon in our writing.

Leonid Ramzaev

Thank you so much

Hnigussie

Fantastic lesson once again. Thanks a lot.

Arieh Dorjee

I am very happy that I am able to get help from you. Your explanation is very easy to follow. I am not able to find all the tenses explanation videos from your lesson. Is it possible to show in your lesson content all the video lessons of the tenses?

Stare

Thanks,Rebecca;It was really useful.

Soly5soly

Thank you….!!

Jakub Alvarez

Thanks to each of you for watching and sharing your comments! Try to use the semi-colon today, in an email, academic assignment, or business document. It will make a big difference!

Rebecca

This lecture is what I exactly need. ❤️❤️❤️
May i just ask one favor. Would you please give us the complete list of the transition where I can use semi-colon.

You only stated however and therefore etc… How about ‘ although, even though, despite, in spite of, moreover and furthermore’ ?

edryl21

10/10. Thankful always, Ma’am Rebecca!

jao

Thank you so much Rebecca!!!!

knopfler86

thank you

nighty boy

I got 80%

nighty boy

Thank you Rebecca for your teach

BASEANE

finally I found such a nice mentor like you. thank you so much for being such nice in teaching appreciate you. :)

md. shohan

I got 7/10, but I should be more careful while doing it. I understood the rule. You way of describing is awesome.

Zubi55

Thank you very much

naphatthara

Thank you teacher i learned more about english
I love this language becouse my mother language is arabic thank you again

Anouar chinoune

Thank you! I really need it this lesson; punctuation can be difficult when you don’t know the language.

tsmith 5262

Now it is clear to me where to use the semi-colon. Thank you for the lesson!

Daniel Juan

Great lesson. I seldom used this punctuation earlier as I did not clearly understand the concept, but now I do. Thank you making it so clear and easy.

Arieh Dorjee

Thank you, teacher. I become better at your lesson.

Shalom7

Great stuff. Learnt how to use colon and semi colon methodically for the first time.

Thank you.

tissasera

Is very useful, thanks

antonlloghin1

Thank you.

Yammy

I really enjoy this lesson and learn a lot of about punctuation mark semi colon

Zahoorkhankaro12@gmail. com

Great Lasne Thank you’ll

anwar976

It was great lesson! Thank you Rebecca.

Davidku3937

Dear Rebecca, Happy New Year!

Terrysam

I’ve been having doubts on the use of the semi-colon,but with insights from this lesson,I’II be confident enough to use it correctly.

Job Okeno

It was really useful; therefore, I will start using it in my writings.

rahmat2019

Its wrong if I use a regular comma instead of using semicolon in the explanation number 2?

Aline Almeida

Number 1*

Aline Almeida

I enjoyed this lesson a lot so, I thank you to Rebecca.

Tammyjang1

I was sick yesterday;I didn’t go to work. Today, I feel better; I went to work.
How is my sentences,Rebecca? Did I do correctly or is it incorrect sentences?
I hope you can respond to my question.
Thank you,Rebecca.

Tammyjang1

I scored 100;thanks ma’m.

Sarah Sagbe

Thanks

Hisham.Ahmed

Thank you for this useful lesson which I’ve always wondered about.

misogun

You are so clear in your explanations.
Thank you very much!

BJFlores

I really love your lesson mam

jerold24

Your video lecture is so amazing . I am going to watch all lectures .

Neeraj daiya

good lesson actually

burhannahid

amazing. specially the quiz part

phingphong26

I think this lesson was very important, because there are different rules among languages. May you add more lessons about other punctuation marks? Thank you very much.

MikeTower

really didn’t understand the last part of the lesson which is taking about the way to know when we can use the semi-colon and when we can’t , really didn’t understand the last part of the lesson which is taking about the way to know when we can use the semi-colon and when we can’t , may you give me an example ??

mangoooo9999

greetings
The lecture is so interesting,impressive and useful, but I have an query.

as you said, it shouldn’t use while using conjunctive adverbe right ?
here is an example,I have seen it in a book (pdf) from British Colombia; under title: constructing sentences,page number 16 as a example of complex sentences.
( today,I study grammar; therefore,tomorrow,I will be a better writer)
can you please give your guidelines on the above mentioned sentence ?

Harish kumar bhardwaj

thank you so

ahmed kamel osman

Enjoyed the session

Dev123

Thanks mam.

Avinashilingam

I’ve just first studied this lesson, but I got 8 correct out of 10. I’m very glad.
Thank you very much, teacher.

Phraengsuwan

Excuse me, classmates😁 could you tell me the techer’s lesson how to watch? I think the teacher is busy teaching her class, so I want to ask you. I hope you can help me.

Elizabeth Chady

I really Interested this Lesson. Hi and thankyou Rebecca.

Sempass

Really interesting video.

Jhabindra belbase

26/5000
It has been a useful teaching.
Thanks a lott.

SUN-DE-HAS

Thank you. I do it.

m.alnuwairah

Thank you I think i will do better on my writing I love writing by the way

stnog3

Yehey! I got 100. Thank you!

donanne15

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barnett Barnett

Really enjoyed your video and had learnt from it.
Thanks

Chih-Ying Chen

Rebecca, I am sincerely grateful for this video; it is an eye-opener.

morahnd

Really great and interesting lesson.

Javeria Umar

hi teacher , i’m a new student , but i don’t speak english very good , i want to improve my language with you if you can ☺

mbeirika

Hi Rebecca, Thank you very much for you lessen; indeed, it is very useful!

Could you please verify to me the use of “:” and “;” are correct in the below paragraph;also, please kindly explain why it’s correct or wrong.

Finally, I would argue that a humane society should not abandon those in need. Going to the aid of individuals who are seriously hurt even when they are responsible for their plight -is morally right. Enlightened cultures do this already: smokers who develop lung cancer are treated; careless drivers injured in motor vehicle accidents are given medical support; and those living in poverty receive financial aid from the state.

razmy

I got 9 out of 10 for the first time ;however I am close with this lesson.
Really thank you my best teacher !
Also , could you continue on exclamation mark !!!!!!! Please ?

Kabron

Thank you

Mohsin ali khan

Thank you.

Josef2020

That’s what I call a wonderful class!!!!

MarciaCypriano

Thanks; the lesson is beneficial to me.

Gwoode

10/10 score. It was a good lesson but I need to pratice more. Rebecca, where I can find more exercises on this topic?

Limari

thank you Rebecca. You are a perfect teacher because even though the sessions are online, you teach effectively, answering our questions without listening to us.

ioaathdim

Really Impressive, Thank you, Ms. Rebecca.

santhoshpainganamadathil

Hi Rebeca. I love all of your lessons. I have a question in the following sentence -#4 in your test:
Jack Bauer was a fictional character on the drama series “24”; Kiefer Sutherland received an award for this role.
How can I relate both sentences using because?. Can I say: KS received an award because his role on the drama series “24”?
In some part of your video you related the second sentence with the first one with the word because, so I would like to understand how to do in this example. Thanks.

Abigail Falcon

Thank you Ms. Rebecca.

Alex-1956

This lesson helped me so much;thus I got 7/10. Isn’t it that bad? ☺❤

Priya3102000

I have been watching all your lessons, and it has been essential effecting my English skill. Thank you Rebecca; you are the most professional teacher I have ever seen.

ogiloy otabekovna

Thank you

Thawn

Thanx

Salioufall

Question no 9
What is the right answer?
With ;and ….

Najeebbhutta

Thank you so much

rubywee

Hi Rebbeca,
Could you please explain to me what a complete sentence is? He didn’t go to the party; because he was tired – in this case, it looks like “because he was tired” is not a complete sentence. Am I right?
Another thing, do you have any other videos about punctuation marks? Please let me know it. It always a pleasure to watch your English classes videos. Thank you so much.

rbalbinofigueira

Thank you ❣️ Your lessons are very interesting and informative.

iren.uzhhorod

Thanks.

Patricia Soto

I scored 10/10. Thank you so much!

tashariad

I appreciate the way you structured the lesson. It was interesting and quite easy to understand. Thanks.

Joji Derangula

I never thought that the usage of the semi-colon is this simple; I’m gonna start using it in real time writing.

Hi Rebecca, I tried using the semi-colon in the above sentence, would you please let me know if I used it correctly?

Joji Derangula

At first I have to say lots of thanks Mam;I love the way you taking classes and class structure .I have to learn a lot with your help.Thank you once again.