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11. Whats his brother-in-laws name?

12. Id like to play with Enas dog but hes so big.

13. Dont you know that they are all members of the World Cup winning team?

14. Teachers Day is celebrated in our country on the fifth of September.

15. The Annual Reunion for students of the batches of 78 and 80 has been planned.

Semicolon (;)

The semicolon indicates a longer pause than the comma.

A semicolon is used

1. to separate two clauses in a sentence that are not joined by a conjunction.
For example,
• There are dark clouds in the sky; it will be foolish to go for a walk now.

• We went to bed early; no one wanted to stay up late.

2. instead of a comma, to separate parts of a sentence that already contain commas.
For example,
• The Supreme Court has banned the bursting of noisy fireworks, crackers and
bombs; they cause sound pollution, ear damage and are dangerous too.
• Siddharth, Faiz and Anthony are friends; they are neighbours too.

Colon (:)

A colon is used

1. to introduce a list of items. For example,
• This is what you have to bring for the craft class tomorrow: a sheet of chart
paper, sketch pens, a pencil, an eraser, a ruler, tape, a tube of glue and a pair
of scissors.

• Louisa M Alcott has written four books about the March sisters. They are:
Little Women, Good Wives, Jo’s Boys and Little Men.

2. between two main clauses in cases where the second clause explains or follows
from the first. For example,
• This is the secret of my professional life: always do your very best.

3. before a quotation, at the beginning of a statement or an explanation, and
sometimes before a quotation (direct speech). For example,
• Today’s headline read: ‘Highways are Death Tracks’.
• Bhagat Singh cried out: ‘Inquilab Zindabad!’

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