Semicolon and Colon
Authored by Ishaan Shrivastava
English
5th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
After which word should a colon be inserted?
The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice.
requested
following
breakfast
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?
The children asked for four supplies glitter, glue, markers and poster board.
semi-colon
colon
neither of these
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Insert the correct punctuation.
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London ____ she is best known for her award-winning novel 'White Teeth'.
comma
semi-colon
colon
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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CCSS.L.9-10.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
True or False
A semicolon can be used to separate two independent clauses.
True
False
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the rightly punctuated sentence.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for: forgiveness. He granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
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CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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