CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.B
Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
110.36.c.9.D.v
Punctuation, including commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes to set off phrases and clauses as appropriate;
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.A
Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
