Semicolon

"Rachel has brown hair and it is long." How can this sentence be re-written using a semicolon?

• Rachel has brown hair; it is long

• Rachel has brown hair; and it is long.

• Rachel has brown hair; and; it is long.

• Rachel has long; brown hair.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?

• Spot is my dog's name; but I named him after my cousin's dog.

• My dog is called Spot; and I named him after my cousin's dog

• My dog is called Spot; he's named after my cousin's dog.

• I named my dog; Spot, after my cousin's dog.

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How many items are in the following list: London, England; Paris, France; Berlin, Germany?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

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Where should the semicolon go in the following sentence: "Tim wants to find his Frisbee if he can't locate it he'll make Moby buy a new one.?"

• After the word "wants"

• After the phrase "locate it"

• After the word "Frisbee"

• . After the word "buy"

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When semicolons are used to separate items in a list, the individual items are often:

• Adverbial clauses

• Direct quotations

• . Very short

• Wordy

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"Cassie went shopping; she bought new shoes." How can you rewrite this sentence without using a semicolon?

• "Cassie went shopping, she bought new shoes."

• "Cassie went shopping: she bought new shoes."

• ."Cassie went shopping. She bought new shoes."

• "Cassie went shopping/she bought new shoes."

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• Moby put Tim's football in the microwave; sadly, it melted.

• Moby put Tim's football in the microwave, sadly; it melted

• Moby put Tim's football in the microwave; sadly; it melted.

• Moby put Tim's football in the microwave: sadly; it melted.

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. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• My aunt lives in Ogden; Utah.

• My cousins live in St. Louis; San Francisco; and Houston.

• My mom is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; my dad is from Newark, New Jersey.

• I have traveled to Seattle; Washington; Tampa; Florida; and Nashville; Tennessee.

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Which of the following statements is true?

• When two clauses are joined by a semicolon, they can usually be separated into two sentences

• In most situations, semicolons and colons are interchangeable.

• Semicolons are only used in lists that have internal commas.

• Semicolons are almost always used together with conjunctions

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The cat stretches, yawns, and opens its eyes; it wanders lazily to its food bowl and eats.

• The cat stretches; yawns; and opens its eyes, it wanders lazily to its food bowl and eats.

• The cat stretches, yawns, and opens its eyes, it wanders lazily to its food bowl; and eats

• The cat stretches; yawns; and opens its eyes; soon, it wanders lazily to its food bowl; and eats.

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