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Punctuation

Use these punctuation marks to create a more sophisticated sentence environment!  

COOL COLON  :)              :

Use a colon to emphasize a word, a phrase, or a sentence that explains or adds something to the main clause.

Examples:

Many people learn to read the old fashioned way: they practice

Learning can be a bridge to a new world: fabulous fantasy!

SEMICOLON  ;

Semicolons rock! You can use them to join two or more closely related independent clauses.

I did not call myself a poet;I told people I wrote poems.

Use a semicolon to set off independent clauses that are long or contain commas.

We waited all day in that wide line, tired travelers pressing in from all sides; and when we needed drinks or sandwiches, I would squeeze my way to the cafeteria and back.