Commas & Semi-Colons 10/17/12

Grammer: Commas and Semi-colons
Comma- separate non-essential items from a sentence. Example: Johns truck, a red chevrolet, needs new tires. Dates, numbers, titles, and separating cities from states.

Semi-Colon- join elements of a series when items of the series already include commas. Example: Road  construction has hindered travel around town; streets have become covered with bulldozers.
Used to join 2 independent clauses when the second clause begins with a conjunctive adverb. (however, therefore, moreover, furthermore, thus, meanwhile, nonetheless, otherwise.) Ex: I am going home; moreover, I intend to stay there.