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Semicolons and Colons

English

9th - 10th Grade

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Semicolons and Colons
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

My mother often recites this Shakespeare quote _____ "All that glitters is not gold."

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

I enjoy reading books ___ however, I don't often have time to finish them.

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

Please be sure to pick up these items from the store ___ milk, eggs, bread, chocolate ice cream.

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:

The small dog is incredibly loud ___ it's surprising.

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

We plan on arriving at school at 7 ___ 45 in the morning.

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:

I enjoy eating ice cream ___ Did I tell you the other day about my test results?

; (semicolon)

: (colon)

. (period)

- (hyphen)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is written correctly?

We currently have two leaders in our group; Linda and Fiona.

We currently have two leaders in our group, Linda and Fiona.

We currently have two leaders in our group Linda and Fiona.

We currently have two leaders in our group: Linda and Fiona.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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