WorksheetsEnd Marks, Semicolons, Colons
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Choose the correct end mark for the sentence.
Why was Katherine Dunham called the mother of African American dance
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Choose the correct end mark for the sentence.
She studied anthropology in college and won a scholarship to visit the Caribbean
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Choose the correct end mark for the sentence.
How inspiring the dances she saw in Haiti were
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I had a huge meal; however, I am already hungry again.
You need new brakes otherwise, you may not be able to stop in time.
Which of the following is NOT a conjunctive adverb and therefore doesn't usually appear after a semicolon?
However
But
Indeed
Furthermore
The airport terminal is rather confusing to get around; give yourself plenty of time to find your gate.
NO CHANGE
to get around, give yourself
to get around and give yourself
to get around give, yourself
I need you to pick up the following things at Meijer ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.
semicolon
colon
Reading from 8:30 in the morning until 9:00 that night, Sam finished S.E. Hinton's book yesterday.
Writers need: imagination, a good story to tell, and a lively writing style.
After which WORDS should a semi-colon be inserted added?
This summer I am going to visit Memphis, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri.
visit and Memphis
Tennessee and Arkansas
Arkansas and St. Louis
Little Rock and Arkansas
Her purse held many items including: chapstick, money, a cell phone, cough drops, chopsticks, and some pens.
Which sentence uses semicolons correctly?
The Europe trip will include visits to London, England, Rome, Italy; Paris, France, Munich, Germany, and Warsaw, Poland.
The Europe trip will include visits to London; England, Rome; Italy, Paris; France, Munich; Germany, and Warsaw; Poland.
The Europe trip will include visits to London, England; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland.
How many colons are missing from the following passage?
Dear Ms. Jones
Please meet me in my office at 730 A.M. next Monday. We will review several books, including Leon Edel’s Henry James, Volume I 126-132. Note This is a very important meeting.
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Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham: "How's your entailment coming along?"
NO CHANGE
Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham, "How's your entailment coming along"?
Scout distracted Mr. Cunningham; "How's your entailment coming along"?
The book, however, is my favorite, so I read it Saturday, Sunday, and Monday this week.
The book, however, is my favorite; so I read it Saturday, Sunday, and Monday this week.
The book; however, is my favorite so I read it Saturday, Sunday, and Monday this week.
The book however is my favorite, so I read it Saturday, Sunday and Monday this week.
NO CHANGE
