I love using semicolons; they help me express my thoughts more efficiently.
Me too; too bad there is not a "semicolon culture" in English grammar.
+Jessica Nguyen But a semicolon can take the place of a period. (Where a sentence could've ended, but didn't.)
This video made me realize how I overuse commas and coodinating conjunctions together; this is probably a good start towards correcting that.
As a non-native speaker I always had trouble with semicolon; I just didn't understand why do people use it!
Thanks ted ed, to me this is the most useful youtube channel for learning english.
They kind of said this in the video, but semicolons can also be used as *super commas!* , separating listed items with commas. For example:
"When I was on vacation, I went to Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and New York City, New York."
In this case, it is used to list places, which are separated by commas. If they were all commas, things would get confusing fast.
Nah developers love em.
Who's Em? Is she foxy or just another one of 'em fools who don't know when to use apostrophes? ;D
ATMunn Actually it's such a delight to see there's one error, and for it to turn out it's just a semicolon.
I REALLY like how you made the animation look like a video game. Very good artistic choice. Note that in computer programming languages, the semicolon signifies the end of a statement.
I can’t wait to use this in ELA; it will make my writing look more professional.
I; have no; idea what the hell; you just said.
COEXISTential No; he has his own; proprietary punctuation; that is somehow unique and not available; on my keyboard.
This should have been taught in school
Agreed. But many things that aren't taught at school should be. They are moronic.
FightOnGaming
Yeah sometimes schools miss so much important stuff they might as well be a day care to give your parents a break lol
@@TheInterestingInformer
*Many things are not taught in school; they are moronic.
Semicolons are so good; why did four semesters of English class never teach me how to use them?
I've learned more in a three minute TH-cam video than an entire period in English class at school.
Then you should only spend a semicolon in English class, it’ll work better
That’s simply because you didn’t pay attention. You don’t need to undermine one thing to show your appreciation for another.
@@ace_of_hearts6378 Then you should only spend a semicolon in English class; it’ll work better
I absolutely love using semicolons; they're my bread and butter.
I seriously didn't intend for that to be a demonstration, I just wanted to express my thought, hehe.
***** either way would work, yes. Except you would use a dash. Not a hyphen. A hyphen is when you say something like: mother-in-law. A dash, is when you seperate two sentences, and a dash is longer. Two hyphens = one dash.
I seriously didn't intend for that to be a demonstration-I just wanted to express my thought
The graphics make this video even way better... I love it
I love this video so much; the animation style and the info were great.
This is the cutest video; I love the art style.
Semicolons are fun; they're a bit mysterious to many people. Use with care, so you don't look like a dork, and don't overuse (like emojis!).
This English lesson would have never been easier without animation; Excellent work indeed.
The only problem is; some people just don't pay attention; and end up using it wrong anyway.
Things I like about this video: The cheeky, colorful animations; The quirky, 90's gaming style music; Emma Bryce's wonderful, manly voice.
nitelite78 To me the animation seems childish, colorful, and the music simple, 90's gaming style; I liked these things about this video.
I love this video; therefore, I gave it a thumbs up.
2010lawcy I think the semicolon in this case can substitute your word 'therefore'.
I love this video; I gave it a thumbs up.
Did I do it right??
HoldOnToYourTails You use a semicolon when you link two independent clauses with no connecting words; however, you can also use a semicolon when you join two independent clauses together with one of the following conjunctive adverbs: however, moreover, therefore, consequently, otherwise, nevertheless, thus, etc.
Who is here for school
Extra note: You should use semicolons before using a conjunctive adverb. Conjunctive adverbs aren't conjunctions; they are instead transitional devices. This includes words/phrases like: however, moreover, nonetheless, therefore also, consequently, additionally, etc. Since their weaker than true conjunctions, a semicolon strengthens their use. LExamples:
Commas are useful devices; however, you should still use semicolons to vary a sentence.
My grammar was amazing; therefore, I'll be acing the next test.
Her essay had spectacular use of grammar; nonetheless, she failed because she plagiarized.
Now, yes, you can replace the adverb with only a semicolon, but then adverbs there to help a sentence flow better. Like:
He barely knows how to write; he passed the quiz.
He barely knows how to write; nonetheless, he passed the quiz.
Or if you want, you can also try adding a true conjunction:
I'm obsessed with grammar; therefore, I wrote this comment.
Because I'm obsessed with grammar, I wrote this comment.
Hope this helps; moreover, I hope you remember.
I really loved this animation; it kept things interesting.
Can we have a moment for the amazingly satisfying animation
TED-Ed, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!
Might be an age thing (I'm old), but I was taught that semicolon use with coordinating conjunctions is okay. For example: "the weather is generally mild in October; however, you should still be prepared for cold days." (And that 'however' could be replaced with 'but' in this case.) I definitely use semicolons a lot. They're very effective at keeping run on sentences readable. They're especially useful in complicated lists, allowing one to almost create the equivalent of a mathematical array: "You get three meals a day in prison, but they're not exciting: toast, egg, sausage; soup, sandwich; mystery-meat, starch, and boiled veggies."
I was never taught how to use semi-colons; I was in doubt. Now I use them properly. Thank you TED-Ed
Well replace that period with a semicolon and there ya go
But you used it perfectly
@@InkWaxstudios100 Are you allowed to string more than one semicolon in one statement?
I never know when to use a semicolon and readily admit that I throw them in sometimes to look like I know. I am totally relying on the reader to also not know when they are supposed to be used, and then think I’m a genius!
One of the best ted-ed animations yet!
2 Rules of Semicolons:
1. Semicolons should only connect clauses that are related in some way
2. You'll almost never find a semicolon willingly stationed before coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, nor, or, yet, so). But, it can replace a conjunction to shorten it or give it some variety.
Now that I think about it, in all my life of 13 years of studying at school I have never learnt how to properly use this punctuation because no teacher has ever taught me to. I am not exaggerating. Even the English teachers would overlook it because apparently "it is an unimportant punctuation".
You should have seen my seventh grade English teacher; she was obsessed with semicolons (and oxford commas).
@@ehmaree I'm obsessed with the Oxford comma; it brings so much more clarity, however I rarely see semicolons in anything other than formal literature.
@@SagBobet Your final punctuation is flawed; however, I will instead provide an example of proper punctuation.
A semicolon tells the reader that what follows is closely related to the preceding clause. It has more effect than a comma, more power to seperate than a colon and more formality than a dash.
Grammar Nazi has changed their name to: Punctuation Nazi.
Take note of the usage of the colon in that statement, or else!
Punctuation is part of grammar.
Not trying to argue, just letting you know so you don't have to get new business cards. 😉
+Julianna D Grammar belong to morphosyntax. Punctuation belongs to orthography.
The main function of the semicolon is to make a winking smiley. ;-)
This videogame visual was a perfect way of showing the informations
32 and I just about know how to use a semicolon. Thank God for helpful TH-cam videos.
I FINALLY understand how to use those semicolons now; my life is complete.
Semicolons can provide additional information through inference because they have to connect related ideas. Watch:
I use semicolons; nobody talks to me.
Since the semicolon means these two sentences are related, we can determine that nobody talks to me because I use semicolons.
(I could be wrong though, so take all of this with a grain of salt.)
i think a better way to say that would be:
Since I use semicolons, nobody talks to me.
Your sentence sounds ambiguous and unclear.
@@connerbuxton3320 Not really, if the sentence used comma, it would be:
"I use semicolons, nobody talks to me."
Which is unclear, the sentence sounds not connected.
However, as stated before, semicolon can stress the connection. In this case, it is a cause-and-effect connection.
Therefore, a correct sentence would be:
"I use semicolons; nobody talks to me."
Or
"I use semicolons, so nobody talks to me."
Edit: CMIIW ;)
qvindicator ppl forget this rule a lot the two phrases need to be related
I believe to correct use of the semicolon is to make this face: ;-;
Semicolons were once a great mystery to me; then I started writing C++ code.
"This building is broken; it is old." Is not a real sentence whether it has a semicolon or not, are you kidding me? That's the BEST example you could think of?
For a great little guide to punctuation, read “Eats Shoots, & Leaves.” By Lynn Truss. A wonderfully humorous guide. I can’t recommend it enough as an easy book on all types of punctuation.
My ex g/f used to call me wombat; because wombats eats roots, shoots and leaves.
Do NOT read 'Eats, Shoots, and Leaves'. She stretches what would make a marginal pamphlet into a book by belaboring points endlessly to pad out the page count. She also wastes time (and paper) arguing against points that nobody makes. And she never mentions that there are differences in English grammar/usage between British English (her native tongue) and American English, so some of her instructions are dead wrong for American users.
Huge waste of time. It's one of the very few books I have actually thrown away after reading rather than recirculating.
BTW: My degree is in English and I have taught post-secondary English for years.
Basically when you have a sentence like “I like cheese, but I don’t like ham,” the “,but” turns into a semicolon
This animation is so creative! What a great idea to communicate this information!
The semicolon (;) is a punctuation mark formed by a period superimposed on a comma, which delimits linguistic units lower than the statement, whether they are syntactic groups, as in the first of the following examples, or sentences, as in the second: _He did it; unfortunately. As soon as they found out, they went out to look for him; he was still alive when they found him._
k; lol
This is the best grammar video ever
My professor saying my use of semicolons was proof my journalism was up to par was one of the greatest moments ever
Finally. I thought I was the only one who knew how to properly use semicolons; they are important tools and also make you really look like you know what you’re doing when writing. Something else you may have wanted to clarify is capitalization in regard to semicolons: like a colon or a comma, you do not capitalize the next letter after a semicolon. This was confusing to me because semicolons quintessentially connect two sentences; I thought that because they were still two separate sentences, that I should capitalize the letter subsequent to the semicolon. Think of semicolons as a way to connect two closely related and complimentary sentences into one sentence.
I remember this one time where we were making a 5 paragraph reflection paper. I have this friend who just observes our writing (he is quite egocentric), like he is some kind of a judge or something. I have this one sentence in mind where I needed to use a semicolon. He just ironically clapped his hand in amusement because it was his first time seeing me use it. Our friendship was forged through mischievious competition, in other words, we're frenemies, acting like we are seperate and but ends up being best bro's.
1:20
Me: CONJUNCTIONS!
Him: Connections
Me: D:
Ah, an addition to my grammar policing arsenal online; can’t wait to use it 😎
Everybody saying that they were never taught this reminds me of that old Simpsons episode when Bart goes to Shelbyville.
He starts off by ignoring Ms. Krabappel while she's teaching the class Roman numerals, and she even emphasizes that while it seems archaic, you never know when you'll need it.
Later on Bart encounters Roman numerals and complains, "they never even TRIED to teach this to us!"
Console.WriteLine("Okay.");
Console.ReadLine();
Space Core if (Space_Core == "What programming language is that?")
{
Console.WriteLine("C# Console Application");
}
GreenSoap
System.out.println("You missed the \"Console.ReadLine();\".");
And i though semi-colons are for emoticons ;)
I WANT A VIDEOGAME LIKE THAT
I pretty much use them with the understanding that they are "inbetween" a comma and a period.
Thank you for answering my doubt
I always thought semicolons were just used in coding; now I see their amazing uses in literary contexts!
Team Semicolon; it IS my favorite punctuation.
Loved the animation, loved the lesson on semicolons (mainly because I feel they're under appreciated and/or forgotten), fell in love with my new favorite sentence.
This video is so cute! So glad they did one on this since so many people misuse them
Thank you. I am often struggling, trying to decide if I should use another comma or just start another short sentence.
Also, sandwiches; like semi colons, have always been a great mystery to me.
It seems that I have tried and failed to use a semicolon properly, but at least I tried. One of these days I will get it.
I'm practicing for my SATs; I think I will do just fine now that I know when to use a semicolon.
SAME! How did you do? I have a month till I have to do mine, but I'm panicking
The sentence at 0:55 is a run-on and has too many commas. The punctuation mark after "enlightened" and "finally" should be a period. It should also be a period because the concluding transition word "finally", as all concluding/introductory transition words do, introduces a new idea, just like sentences do.
Are the commas after "first" and "then" necessary what-so-ever? Seems excessive and... wrong. I get what they're going for, sort of, but still seems ridiculous.
whatsoever*
And yes, the commas after the words "first" and "then" are necessary. These words are transitional words and traditional words always must be followed by a comma.
+Sara Favero // back to your original post: I don't think you should have used that first full stop (period) if you were carrying on with the same subject, only referring to it as 'it'. Using the exact text as you wrote it, would a semicolon have not been more appropriate? Also, I'm not sure about your suggestion of the latter part, beginning with 'finally,' being an b entire concept or idea within itself. Removed from the context, or even kept in it, that's surely not a sentence, is it?
If I am reading what you commented correctly, even replacing an object's name with "it" and just using commas over and over and over still makes a sentence a run-on.
The sentence should read, "At first, they may seem frightening then they become enlightening. Finally, you'll find yourself falling for these delightful punctuation marks."
Clearly, I did not proofread my original comment before posting it and I obviously meant that the punctuation mark after "enlightened" and before "finally" should be a period.
It's so suprising that so many people weren't taught usage of a semicolon in school.
Semicolons are used like this. Let me show you an example.
I didn’t know how to use semicolons before ; now I know how to use semicolons.
I think that’s how it’s used.
I'd totally play a semicolon video game XD
I wonder why I didn't watch this video before; it's never too late to learn something new
I wish I had watched this years ago; my grade school teacher would be impressed.
Semicolons are also used in various programming languages to tell the compiler that the line of code before it is the end of a command. This is my favorite use of semicolons.
Hi Amin Personally I'm fond of semicolon tattoos (for suicide prevention)
Once I wrote an essay and finished early. I gave it to my teacher, and he said "Finally! A semicolon used correctly." I have never been happier.
I don't know if it was intentional but in that comment that you typed, you could have used a semicolon.
It can be either a “, and” or “;” they are both correct 😁
Awww that must be a great feeling! I love semi-colons, they are so fancy :)
Imagine being criticised for using semicolon wrongly
“I gave it to my teacher; he said ‘Finally! A semicolon used correctly.’”
Is this right?
"It seems like the semicolon is facing an identity crisis"
Same bro.
cheers ill drink to that bro
😔
mood
Bruh I was just about to comment something like that-
But yeah bro 😭
Johnny Johnny, relating to grammar?
No teacher has ever taught me on how to use a semicolon; thank you TED-ed
Yeah. I was scared to use them in case I messed up; now I understand them!
Alvaro Padilla yeah! I cant believe they dont teach children how to use semicolons; they are pretty awesome!
Now my essays can look extra fancy when i pass them!
But can't a comma be used here as well?
So totally agree
A semicolon makes more sense Damon, he's almost into another subject but it still os related to the first sentence. It adds clarity.
If this helps out anyone, I try to remember how to use semicolons as the following:
• Semicolons are used like a period, but are read like a comma.
• Both sides of a Semicolon must be able to stand as independent sentences.
• The conjoined sentences should still be fluid while reading them, such like a comma would.
(I’m not an English major, but this what I think helps me remember semicolon usage)
Oh my god, you're amazing; I hope this gets upvoted to the top!
Thanks!
So precise ! Thanks !
What is an independent sentence?
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An independent sentence or clause is a sentence that makes sense on its own. For example, "I went to the school today; I went in to get my certificate of recognition." Both sentences separated by the semicolon make sense on their own and can stand by themselves without the other. A dependent sentence for example is, "I ate apples because I was hungry." The part of the sentence, "I ate apples", can stand on its own therefore it is an independent clause. The part of that sentence, "because I was hungry" doesn't make much sense on its own or give much context, therefore it is considered as a dependent clause.
Tl;dr: "An independent clause contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought."
I hope this helps! I tried to explain it to the best of my abilities and based on what I understood and learned throughout the years of studying English as a secondary language. :)
Edited the typos lol
Programmers be like: ohh it's just how you end a line.
Many times I use semicolons in cmd.
this comment is funny;
C and Java intensifies**
Python programmers: *Confused screaming*
@@Karsow2054 I use C++ and python mainly and sometimes I accidentally use semicolons in python 😅
I want this Nintendo game, what's it called? Super Grammar Bros?
løst lmao
@@patrickwchen
*Facepalm*
Hes only joking
It's not grammar, it's punctuation
There's a character selection, it's probably the second one
someone needs to make this a real game
Semicolon's belong to the end of your statement, otherwise your code won't compile
Jokester The Mighty Programmer humor, not for everybody
Hhehh
Apostrophes belong in abbreviations and ownership, not plurals.
Jokester The Mighty Imagine not putting them in matlab!!
And quotation marks around literals!
Semicolons are hard to use; you seem smarter when you do though.
You really do; I so agree!
thx i rlly needed some examples no joke im trying to write an essay after the summer and completely forgot how to use semicolons; now they are as clear to me as day
and thats a fact
the "though" is excess in this case; he said so as well
It's like getting the latest iPhone; it makes you one of the "cool kids".
"Semicolons were once a great mystery to me; I'd really like a sandwich."
U menace
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I wonder why the video said it's not belong to the same sentence. It's perfectly make sense: such mystery makes us think hard and thus, hunger strikes. Therefore: sandwich 🥪!
That got me laughing bro
The most annoying thing is how every textbook spends a whole page on "when to use semicolons" and then in the exercise they give examples that don't match any of the conditions
lmfao so true
AHAHA
That textbook is so annoying; I hate school textbooks
It do be like that
Not just in English. I can;t tell you how many times that happened to me in maths
A;m I d;oi;ng it ri;g;ht ?
Y;es
No, you're not.
edit-2021: ple;ase s;top whoosh;ing ;me
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I've never used a semicolon; I will begin to now.
Sid3aff3ct Good first effort.
I've never used a semicolon; will begin now
ive never use a semicolon; i will begin now. both sentences should be fully cohesive sentences.
I think it should be "I will start now", but ok.
how's the progress?
"i quitted 2 years ago"
TH-cam comments tomorrow - Semicolons, semicolons everywhere.
HoldOnToYourTails I; don't; know; what; you; are; talking; about;.
HoldOnToYourTails Better! than! a! video! about! Yahoo!
HoldOnToYourTails TH-cam comments tomorrow; semicolons, semicolons everywhere.
HoldOnToYourTails Semicolons; semicolons everywhere.
Devils Advocate you mean semicolons; semicolons everywhere
Meanwhile programmers watching video: that's what we use on every line.
Python programmers: whats a semicolon again?
meanwhile me, using HTML, JS, and C# all at the same time: *confused screaming*
It’s basically a soft period or a hard comma. That’s how I learned it in my college English Editing major.
But I already know how to use semicolons ;_;
+asdfers Welcome to the internet.
Oh I just got it LOLOLOL ;);) ;)
***** are you slow...?
***** printf("Pfff, tell me about it!
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***** I'm joking by the way. You can you any language you want, though JS is kind of slow for apps (hence NaCl)
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