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How to use the SEMI-COLON in English writing
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- Do you want to learn an easy, smart method to upgrade your English writing? A way to get higher grades and better job prospects, while appearing more educated? Watch this important lesson and learn all about the semi-colon. I explain exactly what this punctuation mark is, how to use it, why we use it, when to use it, and when NOT to use it. This one lesson can take your English to a higher level - guaranteed!
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I'm not really sure I want to use the semicolon; however, I will consider it.
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you just use the semi-colon
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You just used it
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I am 78 YO and I have been retired for 21 years and I am finally learning how to write. I sure wish these u tube videos were around when I was younger.
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She knows what she’s doing; also she gets her point goes across very well!
@@HerEdward95 and a but that’s a great comment!!!
Although I have special interest in learning and improving my language, I never tried to use semi colon. After going through this lesson, I can very confidently use semi colon in my writing. The funniest past I am understanding this at the age of 59.
Sometimes I wish YT existed back then; it could’ve helped many, many people out!
I’m 60 still learning which makes so much fun
you missed a couple opportunities to use a semi-colon; you should aspire to write with better punctuation.
She is a very effective teacher as she weighs up every word during her teaching. Her precision in approach dispels all confusion regarding her topic. A very great example of a great teacher, bravo!
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I used to be very busy; however, I will find time to learn from these classes.
You seem to have done just that!
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I see what you did there lmao
Sometimes I am a bit fearful when I use semi-colons; I am afraid a better grammarian will humiliate me. Yes, I use them to show off.
Then I recognize that the odds of someone ( at my work ) knowing that i misused a semi-colon is pretty close to zero.
Exactly!
I watched this video yesterday and presented on semi colons today and I was praised for being the most explicit explaining this punctuation sign.
Thanks soo much I'm grateful
Yes, I m still watching after all you are my teacher. I enjoy learning your every spoken word. That means a lot to me!
You are an excellent teacher; you always make concepts crystal clear.
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May you live long mam. Your soft teaching techniques inspire me, especially non-native learners.
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This is an excellent explanation; I learned a lot!
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My have a quiz on Monday of that kind of stuffs and I never understand the semicolon; now I know how to use it and when to use it.
I hope to get a grate grade on the quiz now I can feel confident of myself💖
I got 80% in the test. Thank you so much for a great explanation. I really enjoyed the training and the way you explained. .
I was not sure about when to use semi colons; however after watching this video; I am now confident using semi colons. Than you very much.
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I wish I could’ve had a teacher like her when I was young. I am pretty much self taught because most of my teachers were horrible.
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I was not sure where or why a punctuation mark needed. But now it really helped me to solve that issue. Thanks for this video.
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I have never, never commented on teachings online, unless on spiritual matters. If I don't comment on this, I will be an ungrateful fellow. I am a voracious reader; I am writer(Christian Literatures). Your teaching on semi-colon just quenched my hunger(voracity) for more videos on this topic. You are wonderful! You are great! You are exceptional! God bless you.
And the mystery of the semi-colon is finally solved!!!
Exactly I don't even know that how to use SC before this video 😂
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Thank you so much for your time you are a great teacher especially for those who need a refresher
In English “period” has a different meaning; we call the dot at the end of a sentence a “full stop”.
A semi-colon can often be a substitute for the word”so”.
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I like studying English; however, i find grammar far boring. It's the second time that i'm seeing a video about this wonderful punctuation, but i think i'm gonna have to watch a third time.
Great lesson. Simple and clear explanation. Thank you.
I learned a lot from you ;but all my life I had learned with many teachers that hadn’t taught me anything.
I’ve always been scared about using semi colons; however, this video helped me understand that they’re important.
Thank you for your great lessons, it's absolutely wonderful teaching skills.
Thank you, madam, I have hesitation with a semi colon; because of your lesson, it solves.
We'll love miss Rebecca; she explains everything so lucidly.
I’ve a BSME and MBA; now I understand the proper use of a semi-colon.
Thanks!
Thank you teacher. Your voice reminds me of my Venice high school teacher. she had a very sweet voice and so do you.
Thank you very much! I learned the semi-colon some 30 years ago; however, I don't use it correctively. You broaden my view of semi-colon.
Thank you so much, i had learned so much since I started listening to your station. It’s made me feel more comfortable when i talk to a native speaker.
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Something more than a comma and less than a period🥰
Yes, you are very right.
Thanks madam Rebecca I enjoy the lesson i m from Tanzania
Exactly, as I have elaborated. The 18-minute dissertation on the use of the semi-colon is totally incorrect. Confirmed by the Oxford English dictionary. (I guess no--one can be correct 100% of the time)
Very true!
very effective lecture ma'am. God bless you
She didn't say "most importantly"! She is a true English scholar. It's Important, more important, most important. Never use most importantly or more importantly.
My English punctuation has been improved significantly after watching this video :))
Your lesson is certainly clear to me and the English student, so, you did a great job.
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You are a very good English teacher. Even at college level, many students tend to miss some of these important punctuations. Thank.
Hi Rebecca, I'm a professional, published writer. I gotta tell you, this video was extremely helpful. Thanks. I needed the coaching.
The real fun starts from 8:45 when SEMI-COLON is used with COMMA. Wonderful video Rebecca :)
What an awesome teacher! Thank you, Rebecca for your time and effort.
I need to speak and write English powerfully; teacher Rebbeca is giving me great skills for doing that.
Thank you very much for talking about every subject involved in a language.
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Good luck!
I was taught by my English teacher in the late 70s (in a Grammar School in England) to think of the phrase "here it comes". In that the second stanza is expanding on the concept contained in the first.
I learned more from this 5 min video than, what teacher said for whole month .
malaika khan I skipped most of the parts
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Is it correct ?😄😅
That's correct 👍
You need to put a space between the semi-colon, and the I; therefore you will have good writing. :)
@@Taytay20022008 This is a fairly common error; many people are guilty of this mistake.
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Approach of using semicolon is revealed today ; you taught it well.
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Hi Rebecca! I love how you teach; your lesson was very helpful and encouraging. Thank you for taking the time to do this video. I will subscribe and share this lesson for sure. I hope I used it right. Lisa :)
I am here to improve my technical report writing skills. This lesson is extremely helpful. Thank you.
You are such an awesome teacher. I am an older person going back to college and needed English refreshers. Your videos have helped me greatly and I also appreciate you using different colored markers to make your points. I am a visual learner and remember my English teacher using the 'red' pen for corrections. It really does help! Thank you for the indepth videos.
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I've always believed that using 'and' to join the sentences negates the use of a preceding punctuation mark, whether it be semi colon or comma. Am I wrong?
Look up Oxford Comma.
It took a while to understand that a period is a full stop. I'm 60 nearly now, and I've finally grasped the reason for the existence of a semi colon. Here's hoping that I can remember it's parculiarities in order to master 'em. Thank you! I
Good job Rebecca. I've been wanting to learn the correct usage of the Semi-Colon for years. I'll be checking out your engvid site in the future to improve my writing technique. Thanks.
Unfortunately, these days I notice that people overuse hyphens and use them in place of where semicolons would have been used.
Doesn’t the “ and” take the place of the semi colon at the end of the list of people.
I believe you are correct! That was her one flub. ✅
A good example of the Madeline Hunter teaching method. Excellent job
In college (in the 60s) I learned that you can use a semicolon even if you have one of the conjunctions you mentioned are no no-nos (but, or, and,…) if your sentence is a compound sentence made up of more than two complete sentences which would normally be separated by commas, but by substituting the semicolon for one of the commas your compound sentence is made clearer. As an example, consider this sentence.
One of the two politicians was trying to explain a controversial policy, but his opponent interrupted him with his own reasons for opposing the policy, which in turn caused the audience to take sides, and they began to shout at each other, giving the security people reason to take steps to ensure there would be no violence, but instead of pacifying the audience, the steps the security people took increased the emotional level, and the audience began to fight.
As you can see there are many commas in this sentence; some of them separate complete sentences, and others only serve to add detail. One way to help is to use a semicolon to cut down on the use of commas and hopefully bring a little more clarity to the thoughts contained in the sentence. You could for example write the sentence with a semicolon as shown below just before the conjunction ‘but’.
One of the two politicians was trying to explain a controversial policy, but his opponent interrupted him with his own reasons for opposing the policy, which in turn caused the audience to take sides, and they began to shout at each other, giving the security people reason to take steps to ensure there would be no violence; but instead of pacifying the audience, the steps the security people took increased the emotional level, and the audience began to fight.
The semicolon gives a little longer pause than the comma thereby helping to make the sentence clearer. Perhaps, as it seems to be common practice now days, what was once acceptable no longer is, and what was once unacceptable now is.
"Using a semicolon will show you as a more intelligent etc etc person"!! In Australia we learn punctuation in Grade school. As for your examples, 'I'm feeling unwell; I can't go to the meeting." - that's plainly wrong. "I'm feeling unwell SO I can't go to the meeting." Yes, your two parts are sentences - but primitive ones such as an infant might use, they are far too simplistic for adult writing. A semicolon does NOT link what are clearly separate sentences. "He wants to study overseas, therefore he needs to take the (whatever that bit is)": Your comma is a misuse of the comma in modern writing and you are using the semicolon where a comma is adequate (not only adequate but correct).
Bryan Leech That’s exactly what I was thinking.
najeeb kakar what does that have to do with anything???
I agree Bryan Leech. It's an old fashion style like Henry James.
@@Julie-7605There is nothing old-fashioned about it, it's a technique to give special emphasis to a phrase at the end of a related series of phrases.or some similar context.
You've said it. You're Australian, so maybe it's different.
Shouldn’t that be “most importantly”?
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Although I know how to use semicolon, your way of explaining it was superb.
I am an international student ; I like the way you explain the lesson : semicolon.
The difference of its usage between coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs was of immense help. Many thanks for explaining this topic so nicely. I was extremely confused about its usage before.
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At the age of 36, I have learnt how and where to use ;. Thank u.!!
These examples make the explanations much clearer.
Hi Rebecca. You are the best teacher for basic English, which most of the teachers not realizing how important is this. Thanks for your lesson! 🌹
Thank you so much for this .I haven't used semicolon before;after this lesson, I will give it a try.
I do admire, the way you explain and make it very simple to understand.
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That was a great lesson. I'm sure I'll come back again to watch it many times!
Thanks ; I'll use it more often now!
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I had check many video for learning semi-colon but your teaching is best .
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as a fan of the semi-colon, this is my favorite episode, thank you
This used to drive me crazy in uni🤣🤣
Thank you for the video. It is very very helpful! I've avoided semicolons my entire life; I didn't know how to use it.
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Your videos on this are so much more interesting than most of the other people's.
Great teacher of this generation