English - Punctuation - Colons and semicolons - When to Use Which
Work through 6 examples deciding between colon and semicolon: (1) 'I bought the following ___ apples, bread, and milk.' → COLON (introducing a list). (2) 'She was exhausted ___ she had run a marathon.' → SEMICOLON (two related independent clauses). (3) 'He had one dream ___ to travel the world.' → C