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Semi Colons and Colons

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Semi Colons and Colons
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What punctuation mark is this?

colon

semi colon

bracket

comma

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You use a semi colon to separate 2 main clauses(or sentences) which are related to each other

True!

False!

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Look at the punctuation of this sentence:

My favourite city is Manchester; it has the best shops in the north of England.

That should be a comma not a semi colon.

That should be a colon not a semi colon

That is entirely correct.

I don't know...

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tick the boxes which are true: At university, I would like to study Chemistry; I dream of being a scientist.

The semi colon separates 2 main clauses which are related.

The comma separates a main clause and a subordinate clause.

The semi colon is correctly used

The semi colon is wrong.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You can use semi colon in a list of clauses:

When you have finished your exam, please check through your work; make sure that your name is on the top of your paper; correct all your mistakes and fill in your candidate number.

true

False

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark should go here in the space?

I would like to get out of the house more____the lockdown s driving me crazy.

.

,

;

:

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

He decided to spend a few days in the country ___ the tranquillity helped him think.

:

;

-

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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