Semicolon Practice

You asked for forgiveness he gave it to you.

Semicolon goes where?

• after asked

• after for

• after forgiveness

• after gave

Her tone was often rude as a result, people usually stayed away from her. Semicolon goes?

• after stayed

• after rude

• after tone

• after result

Some famous trios include Harry, Ron, and Hermoine Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Where do semicolons go?

• after Harry & after Blossom

• after Hermoine & after Louie

• after Dewey & Bubbles

• After Louie & Bubbles

I know you’re there I can see you trying to hide behind the sofa. Where does the semicolon go?

• after see

• after behind

• after know

• after there

I’m not going on vacation this year _______ I am short on money.

Comma or semicolon on on the line?

• Comma

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

A semicolon connects...

• two independent clauses that are closely related ideas
• two dependent clauses that are closely related ideas

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

When do you use a semicolon between items in a list or series?

• only if any of the items in the list contain commas.
• anytime there is a list

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2A

_{Where does the semicolon go?}
Joe likes cake Katie likes pie

• cake;
• Katie;
• Joe;
• pie;

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

_{Where does the semicolon go?}
She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.

• other;
• coming;
• now;
• see;

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

_{Where does the semicolon go?}
We had too many fumbles we lost the game

• lost;
• fumbles;
• had;
• lost;

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A