Semicolons for Days!

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Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.

• hair;
• bald;
• Dad;
• getting;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is correct?

• 1. The man forgot one important detail; the key was locked inside the safe.

• 1. The man forgot one important; detail the key was locked inside the safe.

• 1. The man forgot one important detail the key was locked; inside the safe.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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

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

Insert a semicolon...

She walked for (1) days on end (2) her body was (3) tired and (4) broken.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Change this sentence to correctly use a semicolon:
There were five doughnuts left this morning, but now there are none.

• There were five doughnuts left this morning; but now there are none.
• There were five doughnuts; left this morning, but now there are none.
• There were five doughnuts left this morning; now there are none.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

 Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

• The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.
• The man was wet he was; standing in the rain without an umbrella.
•  The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
• None of the above

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It was really cold last week ___ however, it's been in the 60s the last few days.

• Semicolon
• Colon

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I had a huge meal however, I am already hungry again.

• meal;
• am;
• however;
• hungry;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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We had too many fumbles we lost the game

• lost;
• fumbles;
• had;
• lost;

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