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U7 - Semicolons, Colons, and Commas

Authored by Kellee Peterson

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 771+ times

U7 - Semicolons, Colons, and Commas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ___ nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air on my morning job.  

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
"You can choose to view something as test or as a problem ___ or as a challenge," Marie told me. "It's your choice."

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
 
Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s___ their rate of diabetes has surged.

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
In 2009, President George W. Bush declared the Pacific Remote Islands a marine national monument___ and President Barack Obama announced a plan to expand the monument just five years later.

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
 
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London___ she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth.

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
 
After a large economic expansion took place in the 1980s___ money flooded into Thailand, and Bangkok, the country's capital, became a thriving urban center.

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What goes in the blank? 
 
Wilma Rudolph battled polio until the age of twelve__ but went on to become the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

semicolon
colon
comma
none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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