Colon Semicolon Dash or Hyphen

Use a ________ to signal a dramatic shift in tone or thought.

used to join two or more words together that are being used to describe a noun.

• COLONS

• dashes

• parenthesis

• semicolons

• hyphens

Introduce a list

• COLONS

• dashes

• parentheses

• semicolons

• hyphens

Used between two complete sentences that are related.

• colon

• semicolon

• hypen

• dash

Dash, colon, or semicolon?

• After 80 years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth — Ireland.

• After eighty years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth: Ireland.

• After eighty years of dreaming, the elderly man realized it was time to finally revisit the land of his youth; Ireland.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a colon.

• My grocery list includes: bread, milk, eggs, and cheese.

• She said: "I will be there in 20 minutes."

• There are two choices at this time: run away or fight.

• He has one goal in life: to be happy.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence using a colon is 'He has one goal in life: to be happy.' The colon is used to introduce the explanation or elaboration of the first part of the sentence.

Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon and a colon correctly?

• I have one goal in life: to be happy; and to make others happy.

• There are two things I love about my job: the people I work with; and the challenges it presents.

• She has two favorite cities: Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting.

• He offered me two choices: stay with the company; or start my own business.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'She has two favorite cities: Paris, which is beautiful; and New York, which is exciting.' correctly uses a colon to introduce a list and a semicolon to separate items within the list.

Which sentence correctly differentiates between a dash and a hyphen?

• I need to work on my thesis - it's due tomorrow.

• The 5-year-old boy was very energetic.

• The long-term effects are still unknown.

• B) and C) are correct.

Determine the correct punctuation that belongs in the sentence:"A newly discovered species of titanasour ​ (a)   may be the largest dinosaur that ever existed."

• dash

• colon

• ellipsis

• hyphen

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ellispis

Identify the sentence where a colon is used incorrectly.

• For breakfast, he had: eggs, toast, and coffee.

• There are three things I love about summer: the sun, the beach, and vacation.

• She offered a simple explanation: she had forgotten the appointment.

• He was faced with a difficult choice: to stay or to go.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'For breakfast, he had: eggs, toast, and coffee.' incorrectly uses a colon after 'had' instead of before the list of items.