Colons and Semicolons

There are two things about him that drive me crazy ____ his music and his cooking.

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

If you get lost in the snow, this is what you should do ____ stay where you are, make yourself warm and comfortable and wait for help.

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

I have lamb for lunch __ Fred had steak.

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

This is what I told him ___ "Buy yourself a bicycle, so that you don't have to borrow min!"

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Paige failed her English test ___ nevertheless, she was able to get a good job.

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Rate your understanding of colons and semicolons.

• 4/4 I completely understand the uses of these punctuation marks. No problems here.

• 3/4 I mostly understand how to use them, but I'm not 100% confident.

• 2/4 I understand one or the other but not both OR I kind of understand but don't feel comfortable using them in my own writing.

• 1/4 Is the colon the two dots stacked on top of each other??? (AKA, I don't understand at all)