Semicolons must combine similar elements and are either used to combine complete sentences or items in a long, complicated list. Use semicolons in the following situations: Combine two complete ...

(He wrote "Crisis Management by Apology: Corporate Response to Allegations of Wrongdoing.") A semicolon has two general uses: to clarify a series and to indicate two closely related sentences.

In this film Farmer Frank learns about colons and semi-colons whilst egg collecting, unaware that his ostriches have laid a trap for him… This clip is from the series Grammar for 11-14 year olds.