Colons

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We currently have two members in our club; Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club, Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club: Linda and Fiona.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Here are the three books that I have read; Goldie Locks and the 3 Bears, Houdini, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

• Here are the three books that I have read: Goldie Locks and the 3 Bears, Houdini, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

• Here are the three books that I have read, Goldie Locks, and 3 Bears, Houdini, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

• Here are the three books that I have read Goldie Locks and the 3 Bears, Houdini, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The following items are needed for school: paper, pencils, White-Out, and index cards.

• The following items are needed for school: paper pencils White-Out, and index cards.

• The following items are needed for school paper, pencils White-Out, and index cards.

• The following items are needed for school, paper pencils, White-Out, and index cards.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Rule #1: A colon must have ____________ before it.

• a full sentence

• a list

• a noun

• a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is correct?

• My favorite desserts are: chocolate cake, ice cream, and lemon pie.

• My favorite desserts are chocolate cake, ice cream, and lemon pie.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is correct?

• I love cooking, baking, and programming.

• I love: cooking, baking, and programming.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• After school I like to play video games do my homework and eat a snack.

• After school I like to play video games, do my homework, and eat a snack.

• After school I like to: play video games, do my, homework and eat a snack.

• After school I like to play: video games do my homework, and eat a snack.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence is not written correctly?

• The movie was long; I was up way past my bedtime.

• The movie was long: I was up way past my bedtime.

• The movie was long, and I was up way past my bedtime.

• The movie was long. I was up way past my bedtime.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Skiing, surfing, and horseback riding: are my favorite things to do on vacation.

• Skiing, surfing, and horseback riding; are my favorite things to do on vacation.

• Skiing, surfing, and horseback riding are my favorite things to do on vacation.

• Skiing: surfing and horseback riding are my favorite things to do on vacation.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Fitzgerald writes _____ "I wanted to get out and walk eastward toward the Park through the soft twilight, but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild, strident argument..." (35).

• comma

• semicolon

• colon

• no punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A