What is semicolon and colon in punctuation
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Semi colon :- It represents a pause of greater intensity than that indicated by a comma.
1. It is used to separate clauses of compound sentences when they contain comma.
Example :- She was a generous, loving mother; and we all adored her.
2. When the coordinating conjunctions and,but,or do not appear between the main clause and coordinate clause.
Example :- He led a noble life; he died in an honourable manner.
3. To separate a series of loosely related clauses.
Example :- Her heart was pure; her life serene.
Colon :- The colon marks a still more complete pause than that expressed by the semicolon.
1. It is used to introduce a quotation.
Example :- Bacon : "Reading is a good habit."
2. Before enumerations.
Example :- The different parts of speech are: Noun,Pronoun,Verb,Ajective,Adverb,Preposition, Conjuction and Interjection.