2. COLON
TWO USES…
• to introduce a list
:
For school camp you need a tent, a strong
pack, a PVC raincoat, strong boots, a
sleeping bag, dried food and a positive
attitude.
• to introduce a statement which explains or clarifies a
previous statement in the same sentence
There was only one builder who could do a
decent job of it : Bill Fudd from Waimangu.

3. Again, punctuate the following
accurately…
• I hated Danny he was arrogant, loud and rude.
• There are four major causes of bowel cancer, smoking, eating fish,
standing too close to cellphone towers and alcohol.
• Elephant big grey thing with ears
• English is the best fun it is interesting, exciting, educating and has
that wow factor.

4. Let me dissuade you from thinking…
that the semicolon and colon are related.
No

5. • Semicolons are mainly used
•
to separate two closely related statements. So, when the
sentences make sense by themselves, but are close (like cousins),
we use a semicolon.
•
The woman in the red dress looked hot I was on ;
my way over to ask her for her number.
•
;
Last year he slacked around this year he is
working much harder.

6. Now your turn. Copy these down. Decide
which of these needs a semicolon, and which full
stop
• I reached the end of my milkshake Mark looked
puzzled and asked when the film started.
• We all started laughing Donny glanced down and did
up his fly
• Anita glanced at her watch for the fourth time I
decided we should leave the cricket and head home.
• My cell phone went off in the middle of the film
the man in the seat in front of me scratched his
head.