WorksheetsSemicolons
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
I’m going to watch a documentary about Carl Lewis, the Olympic track star; I will also read a book about him.
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Roses usually grow best in rich, loamy soil, however; hybrid roses will tolerate sandy or gravelly soils.
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correct use of semicolon
On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and I will never look at the sea the same way again.
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On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and I will never look at the sea the same way again.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; I will never look at the sea the same way again.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; i will never look at the sea the same way again.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed and I will never look at the sea the same way again.
On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and, I will never look at the sea the same way again.
Volcanoes exist all over our planet’s surface; in fact, they even appear on the ocean floor.
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Not all dinosaurs grew enormously large; one kind was only about the size of a chicken.
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Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; For example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
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Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; For example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; for example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
Eye color depends on the parents’ genes For example; the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
Eye color depends on the parents’ genes; for example the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
Eye color depends on the parents’ genes, for example, the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
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To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, indeed; hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; Indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens, Indeed; hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa, Rochester, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts.
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Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa, Rochester, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts.
Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa; Rochester, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts.
Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa; Rochester, New York; Boston, Massachusetts.
Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa; and Rochester, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts.
Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City Iowa, Rochester New York, and Boston Massachusetts.
