WorksheetsSemicolons and Colons
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 34mins
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Ed wrote an article on preserving perishable food using several sources (a) Cook's Illustrated, Real Simple, and lifehacker.com.
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Seattle offers many free attractions, such as Olympic Sculpture Park__ the Center for Wooden Boats __ Seattle Center, home to the Space Needle __ and Pike Place Market.
(a)
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In the early part of the twentieth century, magazines__ newspapers__ movies__ and radio were the mass media of popular culture.
(a)
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Ms. Jefferson is an illustrator whose work has appeared in many well-known publications, such as (a) The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and Time.
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Mr. McCarthy grows a variety of medicinal herbs in his garden (a) chamomile, echinacea, lavender, feverfew, and lemon balm.
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An unrelenting drought in California has drained lakes __ rivers __ and snowpacks, so the state now relies on groundwater to meet demand.
(a)
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Josh saw five highly poisonous snakes at the reptile sanctuary (a) the boomslang, the eastern tiger snake, the saw-scaled viper, the banded krait, and the king cobra.
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Geodesy is the science of measuring and studying Earth's orientation in space __ geometric shape __ and gravity field.
(a)
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Actor Josh Brolin has appeared in several notable films, including 1985's cult classic The Goonies__ No Country for Old Men, a film from acclaimed directors Ethan and Joel Coen __ and Oliver Stone's W.
(a)
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To teach him a lesson, Mr. Gary spoke softly to his son (a) "Even when you're angry, violence is never the solution."
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Ms. Tang loves to collect old records and has quite an impressive collection of recording artists on vinyl (a) Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, and many more.
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As an athlete herself, Mrs. Roy admires other female athletes, such as (a) Steffi Graf, Mia Hamm, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Annika Sörenstam.
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In 1879, Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler formed the architectural firm Adler & Sullivan (a) the two designed more than one hundred buildings.
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Although Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a sometimes controversial leader (a) he is the only American president to have been elected to office four times.
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The tube-lipped nectar bat is about two inches long (a) but its tongue is more than three inches in length.
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Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy (a) nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air on my morning jog.
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Both Pablo Picasso (a) and George Baraque are considered the founders of the art movement known as Cubism.
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The financial adviser said (a) "Unless you want to remain in debt forever, you need to stop succumbing to impulse purchases."
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When Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer, beat Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1996 (a) the event marked the first time a computer had defeated a world champion.
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Mrs. Laster's voice came on over the intercom (a) "Everyone please join us in the gym for ice cream and cake."
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Wilma Rudolph battled polio until the age of twelve (a) but went on to become the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.
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I went to the store to buy eggs, milk, and bacon for breakfast__ sandwiches of lunch__ and chicken, spaghetti, and pie for dinner.
(a)
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef encompasses a chain of coral reefs and islands along the Queensland coast (a) the reef is home to thousands of beautiful marine creatures.
Shrek, a New Zealander sheep, went six years without being shorn (a) so his fleece weighed about sixty pounds when it was finally cut.
I need several things from the store (a) a new pillow, toothpaste, and several new picture frames.
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Scientists have discovered that gas is seeping out of the ocean floor (a) however, the methane is dissolving into the ocean rather than reaching the atmosphere.
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What goes in the first blank?
I forgot several things in my locker__ my binder for Spanish__ my pencil bag__ and Growing in Faith, the religion textbook.
(a)
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What goes in the second and third blanka?
I forgot several things in my locker__ my binder for Spanish__ my pencil bag__ and Growing in Faith, the religion textbook.
(a)
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What should be in the first blank?
Sister guided the class through the prayer__ "There are several different versions of the rosary, such as __ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
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What should be in the second blank?
Sister guided the class through the prayer__ "There are several different versions of the rosary, such as __ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
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What should be in the third and fourth blanks?
Sister guided the class through the prayer__ "There are several different versions of the rosary, such as __ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
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What should be in the first blank?
Sister guided the class through the prayer, saying__ "There are several different versions of the rosary__ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
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What should be in the second blank?
Sister guided the class through the prayer, saying__ "There are several different versions of the rosary__ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
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What should be in the third and fourth blanks?
Sister guided the class through the prayer, saying__ "There are several different versions of the rosary__ the Divine Mercy Chaplet__ Paternosters__ and the Servite Rosary."
(a)
