When is it appropriate to use a semi-colon?
Semi-colons should be used in order to join together two independent clauses together in order to show closely related ideas, for example: "My dad plays the ukulele and my brother plays the flute; I come from a very musical family."
They can also be used to link together lengthier clauses which contain commas, or in a list if the items themselves include commas, in order to avoid confusion; for example, this sentence.
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