Semi-colons

Which sentence is punctuated correctly with a semi-colon?

(Think about independent clauses!)

• Eating healthy helps you lose weight staying fit; keeps you healthy.

• Eating healthy helps you lose weight; staying fit keeps you healthy.

• Eating healthy helps you lose weight; Staying fit keeps you healthy.

• Eating healthy; helps you lose weight staying fit keeps you healthy.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence uses semi-colons correctly in a list?

• I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash; pay my hydro bill; water my plants and shop for groceries.

• I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash, pay my hydro bill, water my plants, and shop for groceries.

• I’ll need to do the following today: take out the trash; pay my hydro bill; water my plants; and shop for groceries.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Re-write the entire sentence with a semi-colon to connect the independent clauses.

My dog hates dog food he loves eating my dinner.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which is correct?

• I hate doing math; homework I love doing art homework.

• I hate; doing math homework I love doing art homework.

• I hate doing math homework; I love doing art homework.

• I hate doing math homework I love; doing art homework.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which uses semi-colons correctly?

• This summer I’m; going hiking, taking a cruise, and relaxing!

• This summer I’m: going hiking; taking a cruise; and relaxing!

• This summer I’m: going; hiking; taking a cruise; and relaxing!

• This summer I’m: going hiking, taking a cruise; and relaxing!

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Fill in the missing punctuation in the correct place:

I don’t like orange soda I much prefer a cola.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence has been punctuated correctly with a semi-colon?

• I got an A on my English assignment; I really studied hard.

• I got an A on my English assignment I really studied; hard.

• I got an A; on my English assignment I really studied hard.

• I got an A on my English assignment: I really studied hard.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Semi-colons are tricky. Which one is correct?

• I don’t like going to the gym in fact, I cancelled my membership.

• I don’t like going to the gym in fact; I cancelled my membership.

• I don’t like going to the gym. In fact; I cancelled my membership.

• I don’t like going to the gym; in fact, I cancelled my membership.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Re-write the sentence with the semi-colon in place...

I had to use my brother’s pencil I forgot mine at home.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence correctly uses the semi-colon?

• Neither of us can speak French; we had to get a translator.

• Neither of us can speak French; We had to get a translator.

• Neither of us can speak French we had to get; a translator.

• Neither of us can speak French: we had to get a translator.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A