Colons FaC

Where should the colon be placed in the following sentence:

Please bring the following supplies to class pens, paper, markers.

• After 'class'

• After 'supplies'

• After 'following'

• After 'bring'

Answer explanation

The colon should be placed after 'following' to introduce the list of supplies. The correct sentence is: 'Please bring the following: pens, paper, markers.' This clarifies that what follows is a list of items.

Where should the colon be placed in the following sentence? I have three favorite books The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

• I have three favorite books: The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

• I have: three favorite books The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

• I: have three favorite books The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

• I have three: favorite books The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

Answer explanation

The colon should be placed after 'books' to introduce the list of favorite books. The correct sentence is: I have three favorite books: The Hobbit, Harry Potter, and Charlotte's Web.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• After the bell rings the students will line up by the door.

• After the bell rings, the students will line up by the door.

• After the bell rings the students, will line up by the door.

• After the bell, rings the students will line up by the door.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'After the bell rings, the students will line up by the door.' It properly uses a comma after the introductory clause, which is necessary for clarity.

Place a colon where it belongs: There’s only one rule to follow "Do not talk during the test."

• There’s only one rule to follow: “Do not talk during the test.”

• There’s only one rule to follow “Do not talk during the test.”:

• There’s only one rule: to follow “Do not talk during the test.”

• There’s only one rule to follow “Do not talk: during the test.”

Answer explanation

The correct placement of the colon is after 'follow' to introduce the quoted rule. Thus, the correct sentence is: 'There’s only one rule to follow: “Do not talk during the test.”'

Place a colon where it belongs: The recipe calls for the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.

• The recipe calls for the following ingredients: eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.

• The recipe calls for the following: ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.

• The recipe calls for: the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.

• The recipe: calls for the following ingredients eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.

Answer explanation

The correct placement of the colon is after 'ingredients' to introduce the list that follows. Thus, the correct sentence is: 'The recipe calls for the following ingredients: eggs, flour, sugar, and butter.'

Place a colon where it belongs: I’ll meet you at the usual time 3 0 0 PM.

• I’ll meet you at the usual time: 3 0 0 PM.

• I’ll meet you at the usual time 3: 0 0 PM.

• I’ll meet you at the usual time 3 0: 0 PM.

• I’ll meet you at the usual time 3 0 0: PM.

Answer explanation

The correct placement of the colon is before the time to indicate that what follows is an explanation or specification of the usual time. Therefore, the correct choice is: I’ll meet you at the usual time 3: 0 0 PM.

Which of these uses the colon correctly?

• Remember to do: your homework, your chores, and your reading.

• Remember to do the following things: your homework, your chores, and your reading.

• Remember to do your: homework, chores, and reading.

• Remember: to do your homework, chores, and reading.

Answer explanation

The correct choice uses the colon to introduce a list after the phrase 'the following things'. This is the proper use of a colon, as it precedes an explanation or elaboration of what was mentioned.

Which sentence has no errors in capitalization?

• We read the novel The Outsiders in our english class.

• We read the Novel the outsiders in our English Class.

• We read the novel The Outsiders in our English class.

• We read the Novel The outsiders in our english Class.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'We read the novel The Outsiders in our English class.' It properly capitalizes 'The Outsiders' as a title and 'English' as a subject, while 'novel' and 'class' remain lowercase.

Identify the simple sentence in the options below.

• I enjoy hiking, but my brother prefers camping.

• We finished our homework, and then we watched a movie.

• The flowers bloom in the spring.

• I made a sandwich, and my friend made a salad.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'The flowers bloom in the spring,' is a simple sentence as it contains a single independent clause with a subject and a predicate. The other options are compound sentences with multiple clauses.

We always swim, then eat lunch, then take a nap.

• always,

• always;

• always:

• always

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'always' because it indicates a consistent routine of swimming, eating lunch, and then taking a nap. The other options introduce unnecessary punctuation that alters the meaning.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A