Colons and Semicolons

1 Complete or 2 complete thoughts? (in blue)

Seamus wanted a pet rabbit. The pet store, however, did not have any.

• 1 complete thought

• 2 complete thoughts

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Complete or Incomplete thought? (in blue)

Johnny watched every event at the Olympics; swimming was his favorite.

• complete

• incomplete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

Kat has the world’s largest collection of arrowheads___she does not let anyone see it, however.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

This is my plan___I will go to the store later today.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

Myrtle spent an hour trying to find her pink skirt; she threw on a black skirt___ however.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

Susan___for example, drinks a whole bottle of Gatorade after every race.

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Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

Vladimir hurt his knee right before the championship____the team went on to play a fantastic game, nevertheless.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

I like to spend my weekends playing outside; however___Lori prefers the comfort of her own home.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What punctuation belongs in the blank space?

This is the deal___you cannot pass this class without meeting the A.R. goal.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What punctuation marks belong in the blank spaces?

Sarah is skipping the pool party to take her turtle to the vet___ besides___ it's too cold to go swimming today.

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Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A