Colon Practice

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

Chef Jones dusted the pan-roasted salmon with fleur de sel _ his favourite finishing salt.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

The durian fruit of Southeast Asia is known for its horrible odour _ nevertheless, its taste is often compared to that of a delicious custard.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

True or false: The colon is interchangeable with the comma.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

In 1835, a New York newspaper published a series of articles claiming that life forms had been discovered on the moon _ bison, goats, moose, waterbirds, and beavers.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

In one interview, Maura Heyn, a professor of classical studies, emphasized the multiculturalism of the ancient city of Palmyra _ “There are few cities in the Roman Empire that provide such an abundance of evidence for cultural change and negotiation.”

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

At 13, Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen became the second youngest grandmaster in the world _ consequently, he was nicknamed The Mozart of Chess.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

True or false: The colon must always be used to introduce a quotation.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

According to Mrs. Graham, if you want to eat more healthily, you should avoid _ sugar, refined grains, salt, and saturated fats.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

Although they once seemed like impossibilities, the following technologies are now realities _ self-driving cars, private spaceflight, lab-grown meat, and mind-controlled prosthetics.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Write the correct punctuation mark to fill in the blank (colon, comma, or period), or write "no punctuation" if a punctuation mark is not required.

Parasitic species of lamprey attach themselves to fish by their teeth _ they feed off the blood and tissue of their hosts, such as walleye and lake trout.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2