Colons & Semicolons Flocabulary

In which sentence is a colon used correctly?

• Marisa: won several awards for her short stories last year.

• Have you ever seen a: horse in the wild?

• It hardly ever snows: in California , but it’s a beautiful place to live.

• Devon admires his uncle for two reasons: he’s great at rollerblading and building treehouses.

In which sentence is a colon used correctly?

• Despite her father’s warnings: Talisah walked through the woods and touched poison ivy.

• Wearing long sleeves and tucking your pants into your socks: protects against poison ivy.

• You may recognize the common name of the plant Toxicodendron radicans: poison ivy.

• Talisah’s rash from the poison ivy: looked very uncomfortable.

In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?

• The zoo is home to bearded dragons; geckos; and caiman lizards.

• There are many different lizards at the zoo; red-headed agamas, bearded dragons, Gila Monsters and skinks.

• Many people love going to see lizards at the zoo; but it’s not my cup of tea.

• The zoo has a large collection of red-headed agama lizards; it recently got two caiman lizards, too.

In the following sentence , where should a colon be added?

I Asked you to do one thing to bake a seven-layer wedding cake with buttercream frosting.

• After “you”

• After “bake”

• After “thing”

• After “cake”

In the following sentence, where should a semicolon be added?

Animals are consumers they do not make their own food.

• After “animals”

• After “consumers”

• After “they”

• After “own”

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).

At the peace conference, the British received Canada from France___they also received Florida from Spain.

• :

• ;

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).

Maps have many features___scales, legends , and symbols.

• :

• ;

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or semicolon (B).

The author’s word choice makes the time clear___bitingly sarcastic.

• :

• ;

Which sentences from the passage would best be linked with a semicolon?

In Norway, the official language is Norwegian. There are two written forms of the language. Typical Norwegian food includes smoked fish, a yellow cheese called Jarlsberg and a soft breaded called lefse. The government of Norway is a constitutional monarchy. This means that the country has both a king and a group called parliament that makes the laws. I’d love to visit Norway one day.

• There are two written forms of language. Typical Norwegian food includes smoked fish, a yellow cheese called Jarlsberg and a soft flatbread called lefse.

• Typical Norwegian food includes smoked fish, a yellow cheese called Jarlsberg and a soft flatbread called lefse. The government of Norway is a constitutional monarchy.

• The government of Norway is a constitutional monarchy. This means that the country has both a king and a group called a parliament that makes the laws.

• This means that the country has both a king and a group called a parliament that makes the laws. I’d love to visit Norway one day.

What sentences from the passage would best be linked with a semicolon?

• Nervously , Della stared at the bright red door. She hadn’t turned this doorknob in many years.

• She hadn’t turned this doorknob in many years. The wind tickled her closely-shaven head.

• She no longer had long brown locks to dance in the breeze. Della heard Pluto barking inside.

• Della heard Pluto barking inside. She adjusted the bag on her shoulder and reached for the knob.