Colons, semi-colons and dashes go between independent clauses in a sentence.
SPAG T3 Wk-6

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Bishal Rai
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false? A semi-colon marks a longer pause than a colon.
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Write the punctuation mark that should go in the blank space.
I love the warm weather __ it's bliss
-
:
;
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false? You can use a dash to show a moment of surprise or drama.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What piece of punctuation would fit in the blank. The sentence is from a postcard.
The weather in Spain is lovely __ wish you were here.
:
;
-
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