Punctuation: semi-colon terrorism from the DfE. And here's your next question (in bold): 4. Insert a comma and a semi-colon in the sentence below to clarify the meaning of the sentence:David eats cake whenever he has the chance I prefer apples oranges and bananas. Why do I feel entitled to call this 'terrorism'? Semi-colons, semi-colonists, anti-semi-colonists. Nip back to and you'll see the Gove spelling, punctuation and grammar test (sample) asking 10 and 11 year olds to use a semi-colon. The semi-colon is neither fish nor fowl, neither a colon, a comma or a full-stop but a combination of all three. For that reason, it can be entirely avoided with very little loss to sanity or humanity. 14 Punctuation Marks That You Never Knew Existed. Learning Zone Class Clips - Punctuation - English Video.