Colons and Semicolons

We went to the store and bought bread, milk, and eggs.

• bought,
• bought;
• bought:
• bought

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Please take these items with you your Chromebook, a pen, and some paper.

• you,
• you;
• you:
• you

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• She could either go:  swimming or running.
• She could do many things: swimming or running.
• She could do many things, such as: swimming or running.
• She could either go swimming: or running.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• We knew who cheated:  Juan.
• We all knew who cheated: for example, Juan.
• We all knew who cheated; Juan.
• We all knew many people who cheated, such as: Juan.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• There are many flavors of ice cream, such as: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
• There are many flavors of ice cream: such as, chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
• There are many flavors of ice cream: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.
• Many flavors of ice cream: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry: exits.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Correct or incorrect?
The elderly gentleman forgot a lot of things such as: his dentures and his socks.

• INCORRECT
• CORRECT

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The elderly lady often forgot things, too: such as her dentures and her socks.

• INCORRECT
• CORRECT

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

My good friend Shauna has a lot of dogs: named Bubbles, Mr. Waffles, and Skittles.

• NO CHANGE
• dogs named Bubbles
• dogs: Bubbles
• dogs, which are named Bubbles

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Shauna's sister's favorite subject in school: astrophysics.

• NO CHANGE
• school is astrophysics
• school; astrophysics
• school. Astrophysics

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

After which word should a colon be inserted?The girls requested breakfast pancakes, sausage, and orange juice.

• requested
• girls
• breakfast
• sausage

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B