PUNCTUATION:

Colon and Semicolon

Regina Rizkia Utami

English Department
COLON
 “
Colon punctuation is used to introduce a word or words,
a phrase, a list, or a quotation.
 The use of Colon

To give emphasis
To make the reader stay
focuses
To make the reader pays
attention to what comes
next
 I like many healthy foods:
carrots, broccoli, apples,
spinach, and oranges.
Mary has only one thing on her
mind: work.
My mom always told me to follow
the Golden Rule: “Treat others as
you want to be treated.”
I have lived in a few states:
Alabama, Kansas, Colorado, and
Richard was the best person for
the job because he had
experience in one key area:
teaching
 Colon can also be used after salutation
(greeting) of a formal or business letter

Examples:
Dear Sir or Madam:
To Whom It May
Concern:
Dear Selection
Committee:
 Common misuses of the
colon
Preposition cannot be followed Verb cannot be followed by a colon
by a colon
He was responsible for: cooking dinner, I like to eat: pizza, chicken, and
washing dishes, and taking out the trash pie.
My favourite foods are: pizza, chicken,
and pie

He had a few responsibilities: cooking I have a few favourite foods: pizza,

dinner, washing dishes, and taking out chicken, and pie
the trash.
SEMICOLON
 “
Like commas, semicolons indicate an audible pause—slightly
longer than a comma's, but short of a period's full stop.
Eliminating the pause between
two statements without using INDEPENDENT CLAUSE ONLY
conjunctions (and, but, nor, yet,
for, so)
 The use of
Semicolon
To replace conjunctions
To connect sentences that contain internal
punctuation.
When I finish here, and I will soon, I'll be glad to help you;
and that is a promise I will keep.
To be used as a super-comma
The conference has people who have come from Moscow, Idaho; Springfield,
California; Alamo, Tennessee; and other places as well.
Bring any two items; however,
sleeping bags and tents are in
short supply.
 Conclusion

COLON SEMICOLON
1. To replace conjunctions
1. Used to replace “such
2. Longer than commas, shorter
as”
than period
2. To give emphasis
3. To connect sentences that
3. To make the reader stay
contain internal punctuation.
focuses
4. To be used as a super-comma
4. To make the reader
pays attention to what
comes next
Thank You