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Semicolon rules

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can semicolons be used for?

a)

Semicolons Connect Unrelated Independent Clauses

b)

Delete the Conjunction When You Use a Semicolon

c)

Use Semicolons in a Serial List

d)

Use Semicolons With Conjunctive Adverbs

2.

What is the definition of a semicolon

a)

Indicates a pause

b)

Indicates to keep going

c)

Relates back to the passage

d)

Emphasize what is said

3.

We had too many fumbles; we lost the game

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s in fact; it is my favorite television show of all time.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

As far as travel through the United States, I've visited Seattle; Washington, Portland; Oregon, and San Francisco; California.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

You can order a sandwich with bacon, egg, and cheese; ham, egg, tomato, and cheese; or tomato, lettuce, and avocado.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Please pack my anthologies on short stories, poetry, and Shakespearean plays; my biographies on Jackie Kennedy, Charles Stuart, and Queen Elizabeth; and my historical romance novels by Nora Roberts, Jude Devereux, and Diana Gabaldon.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Difference between colons and semicolons

a)

Colon- adds as a pause and adds related information

Semicolon- break in the sentence

b)

Colon- break in the sentence

Semicolon- adds as a pause and adds related information

c)

They act the same

d)

Non of the above

10.

Are semicolons important?

a)

Yes

b)

No