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-                      ==The Difference Between a Semicolon and a Comma==
+                      ==The Difference Between a Semicolon and a Comma===
-            ===Semicolons===
-          The number one difference in semicolons is the fact it's outside quotations and
+The number one difference in semicolons is the fact it is outside quotations and
-commas are inside quotations. The semicolon is used to seperate major sentence elements of
+commas are inside quotations. "The semicolon is used to seperate major sentence elements of
-equal grammatical rank, use a semicolon come between items in a series containing internal
+equal grammatical rank; Use a semicolon between items in a series containing internal
-punctuation,use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses not joined with a
+punctuation, between closely related independent clauses not joined with a
-coordinating conjunction
+coordinating conjunction, and between independent clauses liked with a transitional expression."
+An example is :"In 1800, a traveler needed six weeks to get from New York City to Chicago; in
+, the trip by railroad took two days" (Hacker 251).
+- H.L. Mencken stated "Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice" (HACKER 251).
+A comma is the most used punctuation. A comma help readers to understand to pause in between
+their reading. "Use a comma between coordinate adjectives not joined by ''and''. "Do not use a
+comma between cumulative adjectives" (Hacker 238). Just like semicolons commas seperate items
+in a series, except the comma is only keeping the words from colliding. An example of the use
+of commas is: Kim bought rice, corn, and grits at the store. Another example is in the date and
+year: Today is July 10, 2006. "A comma is used to set off nonrestrictive elements. Do not use
+commas to set off restrictive elements. Restrictive is: For camp the children needed clothes
+''that were washable''. Nonrestrictive is: For camp the children needed sturdy shoes, ''which''
+''were expensive''" (Hacker 239).