
Colons in sentences and independent clauses

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the paragraph ok? Is the grammar right or wrong?
Select Right or Wrong if the paragraph is accurate or inaccurate.
In the end, we bought tickets for a flight at 7 o'clock that evening and spent the whole day at the airport.
Right
Wrong
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do you need to use a colon before a quote?
when the quote fits within your own sentence
when your quote set-up is an introductory clause
when your quote set-up is a complete sentence
you never use a colon before a quote
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
There are several places I would like to visit: Italy, France, and Canada.
Is the colon in the correct place?
no
yes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:
We plan on arriving at school at 7 ___ 45 in the morning.
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
- (hyphen)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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