Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » introducing lists http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Colons and semicolons http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/colons-and-semicolons-4/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/colons-and-semicolons-4/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:14:36 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/?p=741 Which is correct?
A bar code symbol typically consists of five _____ a quiet zone, a start character, data characters, a stop character and another quiet zone.
a. parts:
b. parts;

Answer: a

Explanation:
Use a colon to introduce a list. A semicolon joins two independent clauses.

See an entertaining video on advanced punctuation on YouTube.

On Turner Ink, Sarah Turner covers more rules for using semicolons.

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