Reading - please remember to bring your reading record book in to school on your reading day.

Colons and semi-colons for 3.12.20

Colons are used to introduce lists or quotations or when the second part of a sentence explains the first eg

I had toast for breakfast: there was no cereal.

Semi-colons are used for lists of complex items or when the two parts of a sentence are equally important eg

I had sausages for tea; Jess had pizza for tea.