waht is difference between colon and semicolon
Semicolon
- It represents a pause of greater significance than comma
- It separates the clauses of compound sentences containing comma. For example:
She was a talented, confident lady; and we all followed her advice
- It also separates a series of loosely related clauses. For example:
Her beauty was divine; her life serene.
Colon
- It represents a pause of even greater significance than a semicolon.
- It is used to introduce a quotation. For example:
Shakespeare said: "what's in a name?"
- It is used before giving examples.
- It is used between the sentences that are grammatically independent but connected in meaning.
Vicky could not sleep: he was drunk.