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Latest post Fri, Nov 23 2007 2:20 AM by Mister Micawber. 1 replies.
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Believer  +  445333 Fri, 23 Nov 07 01:44 AM

Hi,

Would you say the following sentence which used a semicolon to illustrate what the meaning is but did so with an example?

Participle clauses have meaning in the process category: Having played tennis all afternoon, he went for a short walk.      
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Mister Micawber  +  445346 Fri, 23 Nov 07 02:20 AM

That's a colon, not a semicolon, and it is used appropriately.
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