Semicolon Rules: How to Use the Semicolon when Writing in English | Punctuation Essentials | ESL | ; | ความรู้ภาษาต่างประเทศที่เป็นประโยชน์

Quick Reference Links:
0:57 – Introduction to Semicolons
1:37 – Rule 1: Use a semicolon to connect closely related independent clauses
5:06 – Rule 2: Use semicolons between independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb
7:58 – Rule 3: Use semicolons between items in a series containing internal punctuation
12:40 – Semicolon Practice: Which of these sentences requires semicolons?

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New subscriber here. I'm loving your videos so far! It might be just me, but I thought we needed a comma in your second example at 2:34 right after "fish." I mean, I've always added one in when I'm trying to connect two sentences that have a different subject. Of course, I'm probably wrong because I'm still learning the language, but I figured I had to comment on it. Either way, thanks for taking the time to help us out!

Semicolons? Should be done away with entirely. The English language should be made much simpler, starting with every word spelled like it sounds, get rid of double letters entirely. Immigrants learning this new language from another country, would be very happy, if we changed stupid things about the English language,,,,,,,,,,

At 2:49, there is no comma before and. shouldn’t there supposed to be a comma before one of the FANBOYS.

Hi what if I always replace it with a peryode

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Number 4: if we don't put semicolon before and. Will it be wrong?

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Helpful! Thank you!

Mam ,why you didn't put comma after "and".

I'm going to order fish and he is going to order steak.(why there is no comma after and)