Colons and Semicolons Flocabulary

In which sentence is a colon used correctly?

• Marisa: won several awards for her short stories last year.

• Have you ever seen a: horse in the wild?

• It hardly ever snows: in California, but it’s a beautiful place to live.

• Devon admires his uncle for two reasons: he’s great at rollerblading and building treehouses.

In which sentence is a colon used correctly?

• Despite her father’s warnings: Talisah walked through the woods and touched poison ivy.

• Wearing long sleeves and tucking your pants into your socks: protects against poison ivy.

• You may recognize the common name of the plant Toxicodendron radicans: poison ivy.

• Talisah’s rash from the poison ivy: looked very uncomfortable.

In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?

• The zoo is home to bearded dragons; geckos; and caiman lizards.

• There are many different lizards at the zoo; red-headed agamas, bearded dragons, Gila Monsters and skinks.

• Many people love going to see lizards at the zoo; but it’s not my cup of tea.

• The zoo has a large collection of red-headed agama lizards; it recently got two caiman lizards, too.

In the following sentence, where should a colon be added?

I asked you to do one thing to bake a seven-layer wedding cake with buttercream frosting.

• after “you”

• after “bake”

• after “thing”

• after “cake”

In the following sentence, where should a semicolon be added?

Animals are consumers they do not make their own food.

• after “animals”

• after “consumers”

• after “they”

• after “own”

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).

At the peace conference, the British received Canada from France __ they also received Florida from Spain.

• A :

• B ;

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).

Maps have many features __ scales, legends, and symbols.

• A :

• B ;

Correctly punctuate the sentence below with a colon (A) or a semicolon (B).

The author’s word choice makes the tone clear __ bitingly sarcastic.

• A :

• B ;

Which sentences are correct? There are more than one correct answer.

• The colony awoke to what it feared most; an invasion

• The colony awoke to what it feared most: an invasion

• I love chocolate ice cream: I love vanilla ice cream, too.

• I love chocolate ice cream; I love vanilla ice cream, too.

Which sentences are correct.

• My favorite item of clothing to wear: a cozy sweater

• My favorite item of clothing to wear; a cozy sweater

• My favorite item of clothing to wear is a cozy sweater

• My favorite item of clothing to wear is: a cozy sweater