Colon Lesson

We packed the car with supplies for our trip _____ food, tent, and camping gear. 

• semicolon

• comma

• colon

Colons, semi-colons and dashes go between independent clauses in a sentence.

• True

• False

Select the punctuation mark that should be used in this sentence.

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats ___ this afternoon's performance is about to begin.

• :

• ,

• ;

• -

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• The American flag has three colors; red, white, and blue.

• The American flag has three colors: Red, white, and blue.

• The American flag has: three colors. Red, white, and blue.

• The American flag has three colors: red, white, and blue.

Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?

• I bought: bread, milk, and eggs.

• I bought, bread, milk, and eggs.

• I bought bread, milk, and eggs.

• I bought - bread, milk, and eggs.

Choose the correct sentence.

• Here is what you need to get at the supermarket bananas bread milk and biscuits.

• Here is what you need to get at the supermarket: bananas bread milk and biscuits.

• Here is what you need to get at the supermarket: bananas, bread, milk, and biscuits.

• Here is what you need to get at the supermarket; bananas bread milk and biscuits.

The hill was covered with wildflowers it was a beautiful sight.

• The hill was covered with wildflowers, it was a beautiful sight.

• The hill was covered with wildflowers; it was a beautiful sight.

• The hill was covered with wildflowers: it was a beautiful sight.

• The hill was covered with wildflowers it was a beautiful sight.

Which statement is written correctly?

• Mark; I don't like it!

• Mark: I don't like it!

• Mark' I don't like it!

• Mark- I don't like it!

Which punctuation mark should be used in a plays cript after the character's name?

• full stop

• comma

• semi-colon

• colon

After which word should a colon be inserted?

The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice.

• requested

• following

• breakfast