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a punctuation mark used to show a pause in a sentence which is longer than a comma but shorter than a full stop. Semi-colons are used in the following ways:
a verb that takes a direct object, e.g. He kicked the ball. She drove the car.
an advertisement (usually in small print) in the classified columns of a newspaper, listed below...
an article written by the editor (or senior staff) of a newspaper or magazine, giving the...
(also called a friendly letter) a friendly letter, written to family members, friends or close...
the present participle of a verb, used as a noun, e.g. I like running. Swimming is great.