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What punctuation would be appropriate in this sentence? "Entering high school, I was confronted with the most amazing opportunity of my life - to be a member of the Dulles High School Band Program." Is the hyphen correct? I wasn't sure if it would be better with a semicolon, colon, or hyphen. Please let me know what you think. ... (Asked by its_victoria08)
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Actually, you might want a dash--a double hypen. (In Word, if you put in two hyphens, without a space before or after, it automatically makes it into a dash, which is kind of a long hyphen.) And, I know this isn't what you are asking: it might be better to say "I was presented with..." rather than "I was confronted with..." Confronted has a negative sound--you might confront an enemy--and that isn't what you are saying....(Answered by Rita S)

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Can some explain how to use a semi colon? ; that. wassit mean? can you explain in a simple way so an idiot (me) can understand? ... (Asked by v stupid)
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Semicolons imply separation rather than connection. It is like 2 parts whose separation needs to be emphasized. For example: Mary moved to Seattle; she was sick of getting sunburned in Los Angeles. Do u see the connection? In someway the semicolon replaces a conjunction. It is not a simple thing to use.You need practice with this. Try using it in your english essays. This is also known as one of the special effects. If you know how to use it correctly it will really benefit u a lot. I hope you get the hang of it. :)...(Answered by cutevina)

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GCSE English help!!!! Semi-colons and colons? How do i use semi colons and colons to make my DESCRIPTION essay exam more interesting? Please tell me when they are used, how they are used and if possible give examples. Thank You ... (Asked by Jenna)
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colons : These are used preceding a list. semi colons ; These are used in place of the words: for, nor, because. Also, semi colons are commonly used after a greeting in a business letter such as Dear Sir or Madam;...(Answered by cyanne2ak)

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help needed with COLON use in writing? what are the rules and useage of colon in writing. please kindly provide as examples as possible, so i can study. previously a lot of people helped me understanding semicolon and comma rules. ... (Asked by johnny-foreigner)
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This may help: As with many other punctuation marks, the usage of colon varies among languages and, for a given language, among historical periods. As a rule, however, a colon informs the reader that what follows proves, clarifies, explains, or simply enumerates elements of what is referred to before. (Like I've used it after "help" above). The following classification of the functions that a colon may have, given by Luca Serianni for Italian usage,[1] is generally valid for English and many other languages: syntactical-deductive: introduces the logical consequence, or effect, of a fact stated before syntactical-descriptive: introduces a description; in particular, explicits the ...(Answered by Colin M)

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why am i more confused than ever when it comes to using comma and semi colon? so many people write and advise in different ways. is there any easy to follow rules. please kindly provide rules and examples. many thanks in advance. ... (Asked by nutterandbolter)
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Use the semi-colon if a comma is too weak and a full-stop is too strong....(Answered by Mike)

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ENGLISH HELp? ok my homework says create a paragraph that correctly uses semicolons. Imagine that aliens came down to earth and asked you to explain middle school. How would you descibe the experienceof being in mmiddle school?how wopuld you describe middle schopol teachers and students.desribe schools rules and routines.Think about friends cliques and styles. ok now I dont no how to properly use a semi colon so can any give me maybe a example paragraph i would not copy word for word ... (Asked by garret T)
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what a coincidence, I love semicolons! i think it's my favorite punctuation mark a SEMICOLON is this-- ; -- the person above used it to separate items in a list which is not incorrect but is not the best nor the most common use of a semicolon. use them to separate items in a list (instead of a comma) when the items in the list are more than one thing ... that sounds weird so here is an example: The students grouped themselves into 4 groups, three people in each one: John, Kathy, and Jim; Katie, Sarah, and Laura; ...(Answered by runcheetah)

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Grammer question? I need help on my essay. Would it be example 1 or 2? Semi-colon or colon? Example 1: My group consisted of: Example 2: My group consisted of; Thanks :) ... (Asked by OMG)
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Use the colon -- it indicates a list follows....(Answered by Shibi)

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