Semi-Colon

Choose the correct answer.

• Alex bought a toy car he played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car, he played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car? He played with it as soon as he got home.

• Alex bought a toy car; he played with it as soon as he got home.

Choose the correct answer.

• The rabbit had been sadly neglected; it was in an awful state.

• The rabbit had been sadly neglected it was in an awful state.

• The rabbit had been sadly neglected, it was in an awful state.

• The rabbit; had been sadly neglected it was in an awful state.

Choose the correct sentence.

• The door swung open: a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open, a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open; a masked figure strode in.

• The door swung open a masked figure strode in.

Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ___ nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air.

• semi-colon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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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

In what situation would you use a semi-colon?

• To separate items in a list.

• To emphasize extra information in a sentence.

• To separate two complete sentences that are closely related.

• To show that you are a genius.

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