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Colons and Semicolons: Use a semicolon between independent clauses (to break up a run-on) You don’t have to use a semicolon if the run-on is already separated with a comma and conjunction (FANBOys), unless the clauses you are separating already contain a lot of commas Ex. The rain had finally stopped; a few rays of sunshine were pushing through the clouds.

Colons and Semicolons: Use a semicolon between items in a series if the items contain commas. Ex. The choir bus tour traveled to Columbia, SC; Atlanta, GA; and Gainsville, Fl.

Colons and Semicolons: Use a colon before a list or quote to mean “note what follows.” Ex. The epics we will study in class include the following: The iliad, The Aenead, and The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Colons and Semicolons: Conventional situations: -12:01 A.M. (between hour and minute) -Mark 3:10 (between chapter and verse) -A Long Way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier (title and subtitle) - To whom it may Concern: (after the salutation of a business letter)