Semicolons

For each of the following, choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• Denise prefers to eat chicken or fish; I’m a vegetarian.
• Denise prefers to eat chicken or fish: I’m a vegetarian.
• Denise prefers to eat chicken or fish, I’m a vegetarian.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

For each of the following, choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• Please give me some time I do not want to be rushed.
• Please give me some time; I do not want to be rushed.
• Please give me some time, I do not want to be rushed.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use a semicolon:
We don’t have to go if it rains, and I hope it rains.

• We don’t have to go if it rains and I hope it rains.
• We don’t have to go if it rains; and I hope it rains.
• We don’t have to go if it rains; I hope it rains.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use a semicolon:
The library board met on Thursday, and it was an emergency meeting.

• The library board met on Thursday; and it was an emergency meeting.
• The library board met on Thursday; it was an emergency meeting.
• The library board met; on Thursday, and it was an emergency meeting.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Dobby was clearly destined to be the chosen one however, Bellatrix changed all that.

• comma after Dobby
• semicolon after one
• comma after Bellatrix
• no change

Do or do not there is no try.

• comma after there
• comma after do
• semicolon after not
• no change

Deadpool enjoys the rocket ride outside of the Walmart in Hoboken New Jersey.

• comma after Hoboken
• comma after New
• comma after Walmart
• no change

It was this moment when the birds surrounded her that Katniss regretted ordering the McChicken for lunch.

• comma after moment
• commas after moment and her
• comma after her
• no change

Rafiki raised his staff swung it at Simba and taught him a lesson.

• comma after Simba
• comma after staff
• commas after staff and Simba
• no change

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the correct answer:

• Mr. Casal was absent Monday; we worked on our story endings.

• Mr. Casal was absent Monday; and we worked on our story endings.

• Mr. Casal was absent Monday, we worked on our story endings.

• Mr. Casal was absent; Monday we worked on our story endings.