Another of its tasks is to link together independent clauses.

这时, 就是使用最佳时机。

It's stronger than a comma, and less final than a period.

其实, 真正的。

The semi-colon comes before the transition word.

就在过渡词的前面。

Note that the semicolon takes the place of any conjunction that might connect two independent clauses.

注意，代替了任何连接两个独立句的连词。

When we replace the semicolon with " and" we no longer need to use the semicolon.

当我用" and" 代替时，我不再需要使用。

In fact, it's the semicolon's half-half status that makes it useful.

如何善用?

The semi-colon replaces the full stop.

代替了句。

Here is the epic semi-colon-stuffed paragraph at the center of his ode to " Mona Lisa" .

以下是他赞颂《蒙娜丽莎》的主要的一个小段落，其中用了许多连接。

In formal writing, instead of a full stop, two separate sentences can be joined by a semi-colon.

在正式的书写中，两个句子可以用一个连接，而不是句。

But just even pay attention to things like exclamation points and commas and full stops and semicolons.

但是要注意像感叹、逗、句和。

Right, and when Sarah said, don't think about yourself, in our text we had a special mark called a semicolon.

好的， 当莎拉说不要只想着自己时，在我的文本中我有一个特殊的标记叫做。

In this lesson, you can learn about using colons and semicolons in writing.

在本课中， 您可以学习如何在写中使用冒和。

Semicolons are most similar to a full stop.

最类似于句。

Next, let's look at using a semicolon.

接下来，让我看看使用。

Like a colon, a semicolon has one main use.

与冒一样， 也有一个主要用途。

" People are buying books online; " (semi-colon).

" 人在网上买书；" （）。

Do you know how to use a semi-colon?

你知道怎么使用吗？

I'm not.... Don't worry about a semi-colon today; I'll explain that another time.

我不是… … 今天不用担心；我下次再解释。

So here's the origin of the semi-colon.

所以这里就是的起源。

A percentage sign is usually after the number;we put a percentage sign after it.

百通常在数字后面；我在它后面加一个百。