Review for Colons, Commas, and Semicolons

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• In reality she was nothing like the character she portrayed.

• In reality, she was nothing like the character she portrayed.

• In reality she was nothing, like the character she portrayed.

• In reality; she was nothing like the character she portrayed.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• All the moms who urged their kids to eat carrots were right, the vegetable really is healthy.

• All the moms who urged their kids to eat carrots were right; the vegetable really is healthy.

• All the moms, who urged their kids to eat carrots were right, the vegetable really is healthy.

• All the moms who urged their kids to eat carrots were right, the vegetable, really is healthy.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• Wise people will eat their carrots it could save their lives.

• Wise people, will eat their carrots it could save their lives.

• Wise people will eat their carrots; it could save their lives.

• Wise people will eat their carrots, it could save their lives.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• Girls create and keep friends by sharing secrets; similarly, women regard talking as the foundation of friendship.

• Girls create and keep friends by sharing secrets, similarly, women regard talking as the foundation of friendship.

• Girls create and keep friends by sharing secrets, similarly women regard talking as the foundation of friendship.

• Girls create, and keep friends by sharing secrets; similarly, women regard talking as the foundation of friendship.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• For men talk establishes a hierarchy.

• For men talk, establishes a hierarchy.

• For men, talk establishes, a hierarchy.

• For men, talk establishes a hierarchy.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation. Hint: pay attention to punctuation around the quotation marks.

• Men take too literally women's ritual "troubles talk," just as women mistake, men's ritual challenges for real attack.

• Men take too literally women's ritual "troubles talk" just as women mistake men's ritual challenges for real attack.

• Men take too literally women's ritual "troubles talk," just as women mistake men's ritual challenges for real attack.

• Men take too literally women's ritual "troubles talk", just as women mistake men's ritual challenges for real attack.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• The eighth-grade boys talked about thirty-five different topics, none of which extended over more than a few turns.

• The eighth-grade boys talked about thirty-five different topics; none of which extended over more than a few turns.

• The eighth-grade boys, talked about thirty-five different topics, none of which extended over more than a few turns.

• The eighth-grade boys talked about thirty-five different topics none of which extended over more than a few turns.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• The high school girls gossiped, told stories, noticed things in the room, and talked about getting lunch.

• The high school girls, gossiped, told stories, noticed things in the room, and talked about getting lunch.

• The high school girls gossiped told stories noticed things in the room and talked about getting lunch.

• The high school girls gossiped, told stories, noticed things in the room; and talked about getting lunch.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• When my friends and I talk, we try to tell as many stories as possible.

• When my friends and I, talk, we try to tell as many stories as possible.

• When my friends and I talk we try to tell as many stories as possible.

• When my friends and I talk; we try to tell as many stories as possible.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• Like charity; successful cross-cultural communication should begin at home. 

• Like charity successful cross-cultural communication, should begin at home. 

• Like charity, successful cross-cultural communication should begin at home. 

• Like charity successful cross-cultural communication should begin at home.