Semi-Colon

Connect these independent clauses with a semi-colon.

The weather forecaster was right.

It rained all day.

Re-write the entire sentence with a semi-colon to connect the independent clauses.

My dog hates dog food he loves eating my dinner.

Which is correct?

• I hate doing math; homework I love doing art homework.

• I hate; doing math homework I love doing art homework.

• I hate doing math homework; I love doing art homework.

• I hate doing math homework I love; doing art homework.

I had to use my brother’s pencil I forgot mine at home.

Where should the semi-colon be placed?

Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.

• getting;

• bald;

• hair;

Where should the semi-colon be placed?

She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.

• see;

• her;

• coming;

After which word in the sentence should the semi-colon be placed?

The sky was cloudy however, it never rained.

• sky

• cloudy

• however

• colon

• semi-colon

• hyphen

• dash

• comma

• hyphen

• full stop

• semi-colon

Choose the correct sentence.

• Dracula knocked several times no one came to the door. 

• Dracula knocked several times no one came; to the door. 

• Dracula knocked several times; no one came to the door.