Use of comma and semi colon

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RiyaR: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 98; Joined: Sat May 31, 2014 8:29 pm; Thanked: 1 times; Followed by:2 members

Use of comma and semi colon

by RiyaR » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:02 am

What is the difference in the usage of a comma and a semi colon?

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by [email protected] » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:38 pm

Hi RiyaR,

Commas are far more common in SCs than semicolons because commas are a built-in part of several grammar rules:

Commas can be used to:
1) introduce modifying and intervening descriptive phrases
2) separate items in a list

Semicolons are used when a long sentence can be broken into 2 pieces, that talk about the same general subject, and could each be individual sentences on their own.

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