How do you use the semicolon or these dashes – as a comma replacement?

So I have 2 questions:

  • If you use a semicolon, can you continue writing in either lowercase or uppercase?
  • Example of these lines:

Despite the ban, the climate stickers are now continuing to protest in x.

Can you always use them with insertions instead of commas, so that the sentence would still make sense if you omit the insertion? We weren't taught that in school (yet), which is strange.

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McPresley
2 years ago

Your example is so correct. For a semicolon, on the other hand, there is no room in your sentence.

The semicolon, also called a dash point, is a phrase that is, to some extent, between point and comma: it connects sentences and word groups and is used where a point is too strong but a comma is too weak.

Next it gets better to the point, it is very strong emotional matter; I use it very often. <- Like here, although a point would have been as good.

It has no influence on big or small writing, continues as after a comma.

The semi-colon is subject to rules which may usually be interpreted at the discretion of the author. The semicolon is used similar to a comma. On the one hand, it can list complex sentences or comma numbers and on the other hand link two main sets.

ultrarunner
2 years ago

The semicolon can be used for the classification of (included) main sets; after the semicolon small further written.

And “these lines” are indents. They can be used for inserts if they – as here – could also be omitted.

However, note that an indent (‘–’) longer is a dash (“-”). You used hyphens in your example, these are not in place. Before and after indent the spacesbefore and after Coating However, not.

Mauritan
2 years ago

You got good answers. Note: No indent puts out the undercoat rules.

Mauritan
2 years ago

google finds

syncopcgda
2 years ago

Yeah, you can.