Semi or Colon Test
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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DAWN SULLIVAN
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Waffles are better than pancakes; they don't get soggy as quickly.
Waffles are better than pancakes; and they don't get soggy as quickly.
Waffles are better than pancakes because; they don't get soggy as quickly.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
I am going home, moreover; I intend to stay there.
I am going home; moreover, I intend to stay there.
I am going home; moreover; I intend to stay there.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
They couldn't make it back before dark; therefore, they decided to camp for the night.
Luckily; they had a tent and sleeping bags.
They looked up at the night sky; and enjoyed the stars.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
We packed a lunch; hoping for good weather.
Looking at the clouds; we knew a storm was brewing.
It rained heavily during the afternoon; however, we managed to have our picnic.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
I like cake; however, ice cream is my favorite dessert.
I like cake, however; ice cream is my favorite dessert.
I like cake; however; ice cream is my favorite dessert.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
She studied; hard consequently she earned good grades.
She studied hard consequently; she earned good grades.
She studied hard; consequently, she earned good grades.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What are the semicolons doing in this sentence?
”John likes all kinds of sandwiches: bacon, lettuce and tomato; peanut butter and jelly; ham, cheese, and turkey; and plenty more.”
They are uniting two closely connected clauses.
They are separating items in a complex list.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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