Semi Colons and Colons

what tells a reader "get ready for what's next."

• colons

• semi-colons

• commas

• full stops

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

You Use a semicolon between independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb or a transitional expression.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

''The primary colors are as follows red, blue, and yellow.''

Which one corrects this sentence?

• The primary colors are as follows; red, blue, and yellow.

• The primary colors: are as follows red, blue, and yellow.

• The primary colors are as follows, red, blue, and yellow.

• The primary colors are as follows: red, blue, and yellow.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

You can place a colon right after a verb.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which is correct?

• School starts at

  8 00 and ends at 3 00.

• School starts at 8;00 and ends at 3:00.

• School starts at 8:00 and ends at 3:00.

• School starts at 8:00 and eds at

  3 00.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

"Joanna, your team will be called The Hornets my team will be called The Dragons." which is the correct version of this?

• Joanna, your team will be called The Hornets; my team will be called The Dragons

• Joanna, your team will be called: The Hornets my team will be called The Dragons.

• Joanna, your team will be called; The Hornets my team will be called The Dragons.

• Joanna, your team will be called The Hornets: my team will be called The Dragons.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

You can place a colon right after a preposition.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Decide whether the following can have a colon (:), semicolon (;) or a dash (-)

There are so many things to do in London ___ there’s the theatre, the shopping, the sights and the parks.

• :

• ;

• -

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I love working in advertising. You have so many challenges ___ being creative, working in a team, keeping clients happy and meeting deadlines.

• :

• ;

• -

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

He decided to spend a few days in the country ___ the tranquillity helped him think.

• :

• ;

• -

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B