Punctuation: Dash, Colon, and Semicolon

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

Is the semicolon in the correct spot?
I had a huge meal; however, I am already hungry again.

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

My mother texted me four times in the last 15 minutes ___ she is worried about the weather. 

• Semicolon
• Comma

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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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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Every morning I try to do the following chores make my bed, pick up my clothes, and rinse my breakfast dishes.
• Every morning I try to do the following chores: make my bed, pick up my clothes, and rinse my breakfast dishes.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which is the correct placement of the colon?

• You need new brakes:otherwise you may not be able to stop.
• I need the following for the cake: eggs, milk, water and oil.
• I had a huge meal: however, I am already hungry again.
• We had too many fumbles: we lost the game.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

^{Where does the semicolon go?}

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

• Dad;
• bald;
• getting;
• hair;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

• The order was requested six weeks ago, therefore. I expected the shipment to arrive by now.

• The order was requested: six weeks ago, therefore, I expected the shipment to arrive by now.

• The order was requested six weeks ago: therefore, I expected the shipment, to arrive by now.

• The order was requested six weeks ago; therefore, I expected the shipment to arrive by now.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

For each of the following, choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• Please give me some time I do not want to be rushed.

• Please give me some time; I do not want to be rushed.

• Please give me some time, I do not want to be rushed.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following lists is correct? 

• I invited Beth, my roommate; Jessi, my friend; and Katie, my mom.
• I invied Beth; my roommate; Jessi; my friend; and Katie; my mom.
• I invited Beth, my roommate, Jessi, my friend, and Katie, my mom. 
• I invited Beth, my roommate: Jessi, my friend: and Katie, my mom.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A