WorksheetsDashes, Colons, and Semicolons
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Today is Anita’s birthday ___ therefore, we will let her choose the movie.
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The coach began her victory speech by praising the players ___ “Today, we saw a group of great young women summon both talent and will to triumph over a fine opponent.”
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Uncle Max began setting up the miniature village ___ a corner store, rows of houses, a town square, several little shops, and a train station.
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The Student Council officers are as follows: Amanda Ngo, president ___ Kyle Beltran, vice-president ___ Stuart Moran, treasurer ___ and Corey Mirsky, secretary.
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The dog stretched out for an after-lunch snooze in the sun ___ the cat soon joined him.
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The committee’s recommendation is clear ___ The city should hire more police officers.
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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
China produces large amounts of these staple crops; rice, wheat, and potatoes.
China produces large amounts of these staple crops: rice, wheat, and potatoes.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
There are great parks in Williams, AZ; Glen Rose, TX; and Cumberland, OH.
There are great parks in Williams; AZ; Glen Rose; TX; and Cumberland; OH
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Only a few students—three, to be exact—have signed up for the play.
Only a few students; three, to be exact; have signed up for the play.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
The storm made the trip hazardous—nevertheless—we arrived home safely.
The storm made the trip hazardous; nevertheless, we arrived home safely.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Lark surveyed the majestic landscape—and sighed—these views were the reason she had traveled all this way.
Lark surveyed the majestic landscape and sighed—these views were the reason she had traveled all this way.
English has borrowed widely from French ___ many terms in ballet and cooking, for example, are French.
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Hawaiians ___ a people who, ironically, once had their native language banned ___ have more than 200 different words for the word rain
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The Pope tweets in nine different languages ___ however, the account that uses Spanish has the most followers.
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Basque ___ it’s spoken in the Pyrenees Mountains ___ has no relation to any other known language.
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Learning a second language has a number of “brain benefits,” including the following ___ an increased attention span, a better memory, and the improved ability to multitask.
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The Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini had this to say about languages ___ “A different language is a different vision of life.”
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The Byrnes have six pets ___ two dogs, a cat, and three guinea pigs.
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