The second rule for using a semi-colon is to separate items in a list when there is already punctuation. For example: There are a number of cities that already suffer from the problems of overcrowding, such as Mexico City, Mexico; Dhaka, Pakistan; and Lagos, Nigeria. Because there are commas between the city and the country, we need to separate the list with semi-colons. This is particularly useful when writing about dates. For example: The graph peaked in November, 2005; April, 2006; and again in December 2006.
Using idioms in IELTS
What are idioms? English idioms are expressions that have a meaning of their own, and where understanding all of the individual words doesn't necessarily mean you will understand an idiom. For example, the idiom 'a can of worms' actually has nothing to do with cans or...