Commas vs Semicolons

What can you replace the comma with? 
I will go to Santa Cruz, it is one of my favorite places. 

• two commas

• apostrophe

• nothing

• semicolon

What can you replace the comma with? 
The redwoods are giant, they have been growing for a thousand years. 

• the word "and"

• semicolon

• the word "for"

• nothing

Which is correctly punctuated? 

• I don't really enjoy camping nonetheless my parents signed me up for horse camp. 

• I don't really enjoy camping; nonetheless, my parents signed me up for horse camp. 

• I don't really enjoy camping, nonetheless, my parents signed me up for horse camp. 

• I don't really enjoy camping nonetheless my parents signed me up, for horse camp. 

What is one way to fix this comma splice? 
I am going to Disneyland for Spring Break, I have never been there before. 

• replace the comma with a semicolon

• add "so" after the comma

• just remove the comma

• fine as is

What can you never use to join two sentences together? 

• comma

• semicolon

• a comma + a conjunction

• you can join sentences together however you want

What is one easy way to fix this comma splice? 
Time is up, we need to leave. 

• change the comma to a period. 

• nothing, it is fine as is

• remove the comma and add "nor"

• just remove the comma

Semicolons can be used to connect:

• Two dependent clauses

• Two related independent clauses

• One dependent clause and one independent clause

What should never follow a semicolon?

• A conjunction (e.g., and, but, so, or, nor, etc.)

• A transition

Completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was one of the main attractions of the Paris World Fair__ and it remains a favorite tourist destination to this day.

• no punctuation needed

• :

• ;

• ,

What punctuation mark can replace the comma in this sentence? 'She loves painting, it relaxes her mind.'

• A) period

• B) semicolon

• C) colon

• D) dash