EnglishYear 6Grammar & Punctuation

Use semicolons between clauses

Use semicolons to mark the boundary between independent clauses that are closely related (It was raining; the match was cancelled)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have two sentences that are best friends — they belong together. A semicolon (;) joins them without using 'and' or 'but'.

  2. 2

    What does a semicolon do?

  3. 3

    Let's join these two sentences with a semicolon: 'The sun was shining. The birds were singing.'

  4. 4

    Drag the semicolon into the right place to join these two sentences.

  5. 5

    Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

  6. 6

    Build a sentence using a semicolon to join 'The rain stopped' and 'We went outside.'

  7. 7

    True or false: Both parts of a semicolon sentence must be complete sentences on their own.

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