Colons & Semi-Colons

Colons & Semi-Colons

Language Skills

Multiple Choice

We have two options here stay and fight, or run like the wind.

Where should the colon go?

• Between two & options

• Between options & here

• Between here & stay

• Between stay & fight

• Between fight & or

Multiple Choice

When I graduate, I want to go to Rome, Israel and Egypt.

Where should the colon go?

• Between graduate & I

• Between want & to

• Between to & Rome

• There shouldn't be a colon in this sentence.

Multiple Choice

There are two types of people in this world people who think Harry Potter is the best thing ever created, and people who are wrong.

Where should the colon go?

• Between world & people

• Between is & the

• Between created & and

Multiple Select

I bought shiny, ripe apples, small, sweet, juicy grapes, and firm pears.

Where should the semi-colons go?

• Between shiny & ripe

• Between apples & small

• Between small & sweet

• Between sweet & juicy

• Between grapes & firm

Multiple Select

This week's winners are Joe from Reno, Nevada, Diane from Phoenix, Arizona, and Matt from Irvine, California.

Where should the semi-colons go?

• Between Reno & Nevada

• Between Nevada & Diane

• Between Phoenix & Arizona

• Between Arizona & and

• Between Irvine & California

Multiple Choice

Martha has gone to the library Andrew has gone to play soccer.

Where should the semi-colon go?

• Between gone & to the library

• Between library & Andrew

• Between Andrew & has gone to play

• Between gone & to play

Multiple Choice

At the grocery store, I bought a ton of fruit apples, grapes and pears were on sale.

Where should the semi-colon go?

• Between store & I

• Between fruit & apples

• Between apples & grapes

• Between pears & to were

Multiple Choice

That's a difficult question, in other words, I'm not going to answer it.

Where should the semi-colon go?

• Between question & in

• Between words & I'm

Multiple Choice

The man pleaded innocent, his face, however, looked as guilty as sin.

Where should the semi-colon go?

• Between innocent & his

• Between face & however

• Between however & looked