Use 1 space after the period in a bibliography for APA format.

A semicolon is used:

a) When two complete sentences are too closely connected to be separated by a full stop but do not make sense if they are put in one sentence. E.g: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."

b) When a list is compiled and the items are several words long. (When the items in the list are only one word long each, commas are used instead). E.g: (instead of bread, butter, eggs, milk.) White French baguette; soft whipped butter; organic English eggs; one pint of semi- skimmed milk.

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Different answer: A semicolon is more important than a comma and less important than a period. You should always defer to periods and commas if possible.

There is no reason not to use commas in the example above using multi-words such as soft whipped butter. Commas will do fine. They separate the sections of the sentence.

If you use other punctuation in the sentence then semicolons can divide up those sections. That would probably be the most common usage. Such as: The recipe uses soft whipped butter, salt, and green tapioca in the first addition; apples, oranges, and purple honeydew in the second addition; and Limburger cheese, tomatoes, and fuzzy peaches in the last addition.

My old Macmillan Handbook of English has three uses for a semicolon:

1. A semicolon is used between the co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence when they are not joined by one of the co-ordinating conjunctions.

2. A semicolon is used between the co-ordinate clauses of a compound sentence with one of the following conjunctive adverbs: therefore, however, hence, accordingly, furthermore, nevertheless, and consequently.

3. A semicolon is used between the clauses of a compound sentence joined by a co-ordinating conjunction when the clauses are long and when they contain other punctuation, or when a more distinct pause than the comma would give is desirable.

Chief co-ordinating conjuctions are: and, for, but, or, nor, yet.

The best haiku poems

As we can plainly see here

Have a rythm so clear.

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The comma, colon

And ellipse are so divine

They control meter.

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These examples show

The 5/7/5 flow

Of haiku's best show.

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Except that they rhyme

And haiku doesn't one bit

From what I can tell.

It goes before. Like "I was going to, but I decided not to."

If they are part of the title, they will go within the quotation marks.

The colon and semicolon always go outside the closing quotation mark.He referred to this group of people as his "gang": Heidi, Garrett, Jamie, and Tanner.

Marx did not believe that "a single nation should have a single leader"; nevertheless, he became a leader singled out.

Last year our class read, Of Mice and Men, a story by john smith

Why indeed? In British English punctation it goes outside ...

British style places commas and periods that are not part of the quoted material outside of the quotation marks. Also, in technical applications or when discussing coding, punctuation that is not part of a text string should be placed outside of the quotes. Placing commas and periods inside the quotes implies that they are part of the string to be displayed.

British style places commas and periods that are not part of the quoted material outside of the quotation marks. Also, in technical applications or when discussing coding, punctuation that is not part of a text string should be placed outside of the quotes. Placing commas and periods inside the quotes implies that they are part of the string to be displayed.

The most common usage of quotation signify one of three things: dialogue, titles, and quotes. For dialogue and quotes, there will almost always be a comma before the quotation starts. For titles, this won't always be the case.

Oh yes, it is quite normal to separate the clauses of a sentence with commas.

No. Or, more accurately, you should in some sentences, and in others you should not.

it is usually a signal that he about to have the ball snapped to him.

if you watch the nfl and see sometimes when they do that but nothing happens they'll repeat it more exaggeratedly, depicting that someone didn't notice that and they should've.

Edit by smorin1487: if a quarterback is in shotgun formation, normally the Center is looking between his legs to get a perfect idea of where to hike the ball. The QB must life his leg to indicate that a player is allowed to go in motion... in this case the Center will be allowed to lift his head up to look at the defense, and then he can hike the ball.

Not unless the sentence requires a pause at that point.

A colon instead of a semicolon may be used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases, or expands on the first sentence. Example: He got what he worked for: he really earned that promotion.

When you feel like it

It really depends on what the rest of the sentence is. For example, it is correct to say, "I don't know who will be there." In that case, there is no comma before "who". It is also correct to say, "My new neighbors, who have not spoken to me yet, keep letting their dog come into my yard and dig holes." That example does contain a comma before "who".