WorksheetsSemicolon rules
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What can semicolons be used for?
Semicolons Connect Unrelated Independent Clauses
Delete the Conjunction When You Use a Semicolon
Use Semicolons in a Serial List
Use Semicolons With Conjunctive Adverbs
What is the definition of a semicolon
Indicates a pause
Indicates to keep going
Relates back to the passage
Emphasize what is said
We had too many fumbles; we lost the game
True
False
Star Trek was my favorite television show during the 1960s in fact; it is my favorite television show of all time.
True
False
As far as travel through the United States, I've visited Seattle; Washington, Portland; Oregon, and San Francisco; California.
True
False
You can order a sandwich with bacon, egg, and cheese; ham, egg, tomato, and cheese; or tomato, lettuce, and avocado.
True
False
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.
True
False
Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner; and thinner.
True
False
Difference between colons and semicolons
Colon- adds as a pause and adds related information
Semicolon- break in the sentence
Colon- break in the sentence
Semicolon- adds as a pause and adds related information
They act the same
Non of the above
Are semicolons important?
Yes
No
