SEMI-COLONS with closely related sentences

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• Stop yelling so loud, you will wake the baby.

• Stop yelling so loud; you will wake the baby.

• Stop yelling so loud or you will wake the baby.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• A bird pooped on my car; so I washed it.

• A bird pooped on my car, so I washed it.

• A bird pooped on my car so I washed it.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• The storm is coming; we better get inside.

• The storm is coming so we better get inside.

• The storm is coming; so we better get inside.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Add the correct punctuation mark to this sentence: , OR ;

Keep your hands to yourself ____ I like my personal space.

• ;
• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• I like chocolate, but I don't like vanilla.

• I like chocolate; but I don't like vanilla.

• I like chocolate but I don't like vanilla.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Add the correct punctuation mark to this sentence: , OR ;

Susan got fired ____ I heard about it this morning.

• ,

• ;

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Add the correct punctuation mark to this sentence: , OR ;

I didn't like the book___it was stupid.

• ;
• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• John is crying, his dog got hit by a car.

• John is crying; his dog got hit by a car.

• John is crying his dog got hit by a car.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Is this correctly punctuated?

Always flush the toilet; nobody wants to see that.

• YES

• NO

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:

• The test was easy and I think I got an A.

• The test was easy; I think I got an A.

• The test was easy, I think I got an A.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A