
Exploring Compound Sentences and Semi-Colons
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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Jackson Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simple sentence required to have?
A subject and a verb
A subject, a verb, and an object
A verb and an object
A subject and an object
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CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of a semicolon in a compound sentence?
To replace a period
To separate two simple sentences
To connect two unrelated ideas
To end a sentence
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a semicolon?
I like blue the most: it is my favorite color.
I like blue the most; it is my favorite color.
I like blue the most; and it is my favorite color.
I like blue the most, it is my favorite color.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should you avoid using with a semicolon?
An exclamation mark
A comma
A conjunction
A period
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When should you use a semicolon instead of a period?
When the two sentences are unrelated
When the two sentences are related
When you want to end a sentence
When you want to list items
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the error in the following sentence: 'I love to eat mayonnaise a lot; for it tastes like angel tears.'
The semicolon should be a period
The semicolon should be a comma
There is no error
The conjunction 'for' should be removed
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
Ricky ate a unicorn burger, and danced the night away.
Ricky ate a unicorn burger; and danced the night away.
Ricky ate a unicorn burger and danced the night away.
Ricky ate a unicorn burger; danced the night away.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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