難度：中等
研究報告常見一長串複雜的詞彙，有時候光用逗號並無法將其中各個組成單位清楚區分開來。舉例如下：
Incorrect: We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics, Ronald Pepin, Professor of English, Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education, and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.
因為文中人名和身分間已使用逗號，所以在區分不同人的時候應改用分號。
Correct: We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics; Ronald Pepin, Professor of English; Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education; and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.
以下是另一個例子：
Correct: The participants in the first group scored 70 points; the second, 60; and the third, 40.
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條列內容很複雜時可使用分號
Uni-edit English Writing Tip: Semi-colons for monster lists
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Your research reports often include long lists of complex items. Sometimes using commas only is insufficient to offset the items. Here is an example:
Incorrect: We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics, Ronald Pepin, Professor of English, Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education, and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.
As each item already includes a comma, separate the items using semi-colons. You can think of semi-colons as big commas in this situation.
Correct: We had four professors on our committee: Peter Wursthorn, Professor of Mathematics; Ronald Pepin, Professor of English; Cynthia Greenblatt, Professor of Education; and Nada Light, Professor of Nursing.
Here is another example:
Incorrect: The participants in the first group scored 70 points, the second, 60, and the third, 40.
Correct: The participants in the first group scored 70 points; the second, 60; and the third, 40.
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