Punctuation Diagnostic

Insert a semicolon in the correct place in the sentence below:

He would like₁ to go to England₂ next₃ summer₄ he might also visit France in autumn.

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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; for he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

• The man was wet, for he was standing; in the rain without an umbrella.

Insert a colon in the correct place in the sentence below:

There are two places₁ I have always wanted₂ to₃ visit₄ Norway and New Zealand.

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Properly puncuate the underlined phrase in the sentence:

The three week camping trip was Dan's favorite part of summer.

• three week (no change needed)

• three-week

• three--week

• three, week

He traveled ... far across the country.

Above, the puncuation mark in blue is called

• A hyphen

• A semicolon

• A colon

• An ellipsis

You would use an ellipsis when...

• You want to omit a word, phrase, line, etc.

• You want to express hesitation or a change of emotion

• Both answers are correct

• Neither answers are correct

The following sentence is correctly puncuated:

We went to Tallahassee, Florida, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey.

• True

• False

The following sentence is correctly puncuated:

The teacher will require a few things the first day of class: two red pens, a notebook, and pencils.

• True

• False

Semicolons are used to join unrelated sentences

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• False

She said: "I went to the store yesterday."

Above, the puncuation mark in blue is a...

• Hyphen

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Colon