Semicolons Review

Semicolons are used to...

• Connect two sentences with the same thought.

• Join two independent clauses without using a conjunction.

• Between items in a list if any of the items contain commas.

• All of the above.

Where can a semicolon go in this sentence?

"Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, and it is always better when it comes from Cheesecake Factory."

• After "cheesecake."

• After "dessert."

• After "and."

• None of the above.

Which semicolon rule applies to this sentence?

"Cheesecake is my favorite dessert, and it is always better when it comes from Cheesecake Factory."

• Use a semicolon between items in a list if any of the items contain commas.

• Semicolons are used to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction (FANBOYS).

• Semicolons are used to connect two sentences with the same thought.

• None of the above.

What are the seven coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)?

• From, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

• For, and, nor, which, or, yet, so.

• For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

• For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, that.

Up to how many semicolons can go in this sentence?'

I visited Sacramento on July 9, 1998 San Diego on August 11, 2002 San Francisco on April 3, 2018, and Los Angeles on September 25, 2023.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

"Julio walked into the classroom; meanwhile, Sergeii was making himself a cup of coffee." In this sentence, "meanwhile" is a...

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Conjunctive Adverb

• This is totally a trick question!

If you are using a conjunctive adverb to join two independent clauses, which punctuation mark goes after it?

• Semicolon

• Period

• Comma

• I'm getting very tired of you trying to trick me!

In the following sentence, the semicolon is put in the wrong place. Where SHOULD it go instead?

"I love to set off fireworks, however; they tend to scare the neighbors' dogs."

• Before "however."

• Before "scare."

• Before "dogs."

• This is totally a trick question!

Which of the following words is NOT a conjunctive adverb?

• Therefore

• Nevertheless

• Thus

• Consequently

• All of these words are conjunctive adverbs. You're trying to trick me!

How much more confident do you feel to use semicolons in your own writing?

• Not confident at all. I need more help!

• Somewhat more confident.

• Much more confident. I will try to put more semicolons in my next essay.