Explanation of semicolon (Issue #266) (#338)

* Update 01-sql-basic-queries.md (Issue #266) #266 Improved the basic introduction to SQL code at the beginning of the "## Writing my first query" section. -Explained semicolon in a callout box. -Moved explanation regarding line breaks from bottom of page to the callout box earlier in the page. * Revise note about semicolons. * Typo --------- Co-authored-by: James Foster <[email protected]>
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@@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ The computer is basically doing this:
 3. Displaying requested columns or expressions.
 
 Clauses are written in a fixed order: `SELECT`, `FROM`, `WHERE`, then `ORDER
-BY`. It is possible to write a query as a single line, but for readability,
-we recommend to put each clause on its own line.
+BY`. 
+
+> It is possible to write a query as a single line, but for readability, we recommend to put each clause on its own line.
+> The standard way to separate each SQL statement is with a semicolon. This allows more than one SQL statement to be executed together.
 
 > ## Challenge
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