Comments on: Semicolon Use in Lists https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/semicolons/semicolon-use-in-lists/ GrammarBook.com Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:53:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/semicolons/semicolon-use-in-lists/#comment-1623006 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:53:09 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4791#comment-1623006 In reply to Lee McKenna.

The list as presented suggests that all three items are equal choices.

]]> By: Lee McKenna https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/semicolons/semicolon-use-in-lists/#comment-1622737 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:36:20 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4791#comment-1622737 Consider this grocery list:

Apples;
Bananas; or
Cucumbers

Does this mean you have to get apples, and then choose getting either bananas or cucumbers? Or does it mean you have to get apples and you have the option of getting bananas and/or cucumbers? A is mandatory; what about B and C?

]]> By: GrammarBook.com https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/semicolons/semicolon-use-in-lists/#comment-1606261 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:44:52 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4791#comment-1606261 In reply to JimR.

A comma should follow “Massachusetts” in your example sentence.

]]> By: JimR https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/semicolons/semicolon-use-in-lists/#comment-1604953 Wed, 24 May 2023 15:58:49 +0000 https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=4791#comment-1604953 How is the last item in a series punctuated when semicolons separate the other items?
For example:
Sam went to Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Flint, Michigan; and Athol, Massachusetts to buy a pair of sneakers.
What punctuation mark should follow Massachusetts?

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