Colons and Semicolons

You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.

• "forgiveness: he granted"
• "forgiveness; he granted"
• "forgiveness he granted"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

The Italian flag has: three colors. Green, white, and red.

• "flag has three colors; green, white, and red."

• "flag has three colors; Green, white, and red."

• "flag has three colors: green, white, and red."

• "correct as is"

She has three dogs, two poodles and a beagle.

• "dogs; two poodles and"
• "dogs: two poodles and "
• "dogs, two poodles, and "
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

This is what I ate for breakfast a granola bar and a bowl of oatmeal.

• "breakfast, a granola"
• "breakfast: a granola"
• "breakfast; a granola"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The phone rang several times no one answered.

• "times, no one"
• "times; no one"
• "times: no one"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

My sister loves mysteries; my brother likes comics.

• "mysteries, my brother"
• "mysteries my brother"
• "mysteries: my brother"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Here is what you need to get at the supermarket bananas bread milk and biscuits.

• "supermarket: bananas, bread, milk and biscuits"
• "supermarket; bananas, bread, milk and biscuits."
• "supermarket: bananas bread milk and biscuits"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The window was open I looked out over the empty fields.

• "open, I looked"
• "open: I looked"
• "open; I looked"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I read Romeo and Juliet, my friend read Julius Caesar.

• "Juliet; my friend"

• "Juliet: my friend"

• "Juliet my friend "

• "Juliet; My friend "

Mankind has only one thing left: hope.

• "thing left; hope."
• "thing left, hope."
• "thing left hope"
• "correct as is"

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A