Joining Clauses with Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
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Joining Clauses with Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
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Allison Swearengen
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22 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 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.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is written correctly?
That man is a fantastic teacher; therefore, he is popular with students.
It was a cold day; pickles are delicious.
The pie includes these ingredients; strawberries, rhubarb, and blackberries.
At the stroke of midnight; Disneyland becomes a magical place.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where should you place the colon (:) in the following?
When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom "Let it be"
after "trouble"
after "me"
after "wisdom"
after "be"
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where could you place a semicolon (;) in the following?
I'm just a poor boy. I need no sympathy because I'm easy come, easy go.
after "boy" (Replace the period with a semicolon.)
after "sympathy"
after "easy"
after "come" (Replace the comma with a semicolon.)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1
CCSS.L.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is the semicolon used correctly?
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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