Commas, Colons, and Semicolons

Which punctuation is necessary in the [] in the following sentence:

While Kendra thoroughly enjoys playing basketball [] she does not enjoy playing volleyball.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation is necessary

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Lexi hoped that Mrs. Schumacher would give the class a quiz over punctuation today [ ] Phillip, because he had been gone a few days, hoped she would not have time to write one.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Because Karly had many things happening after school, she carried a bag with the necessary supplies [ ] a comb, a water bottle, a toothbrush and toothpaste, and a change of clothes.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation is necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ]'s in the following sentence:

Owen hopes to live in several places in his adult life: Lincoln, Nebraska [ ] Sutherland, Illinois [ ] and Los Angeles, California.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Jocelyn, an industrious student, often gets her work completed before her classmates [ ] and has to find things to do as she waits for them to finish.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Before anyone else had an opportunity to ask Mrs. Schumacher a question about the assignment [ ] Alexis asked forty-two questions about Mrs. Schumacher's newest granddaughter, Caroline.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Brock attends school during the day [ ] and works at the family farm in the late afternoon and evenings.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Emerson decided he no longer wanted to play sports, so he gave his equipment to [ ] Matthew Brockhaus, Gavin Geilenkirchen, and Tucker Czarnick.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

Because so many of the juniors brought Mrs. Schumacher chocolate [ ] she decided the class could take the day off and watch a movie.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation is necessary in the [ ] in the following sentence:

The three genres of books I most enjoy are [ ] historical fiction, mystery, and non fiction.

• comma [ , ]

• colon [ : ]

• semicolon [ ; ]

• no punctuation necessary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A