Colon vs Semicolon

Semicolon (;) or colon (:)?

• Life is like a puzzle: half the fun is trying to work it out.

• Life is like a puzzle; half the fun is trying to work it out.

In which sentence is a colon used correctly?

• Marisa: won several awards for her short stories last year.

• Have you ever seen a: horse in the wild?

• It hardly ever snows: in California, but it’s a beautiful place to live.

• Devon admires his uncle for two reasons: he’s great at rollerblading and building treehouses.

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• The artwork has her favorite colors; blue, purple, and green.

• The artwork has her favorite colors: blue, purple, and green.

• The artwork has her favorite colors. Blue, purple, and green.

Colon or semicolon?

• My dog is fat; he eats too much food.

• My dog is fat: he eats too much food.

What goes in the blank? 
Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ___ nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air on my morning job.  

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

What goes in the blank? 
 job.
 You can try several things to speed up your computer__ add more RAM, run a memory-cleaning application, check the antivirus software, and delete any unnecessary auto-start programs.

• semicolon ;

• colon :

• comma ,

• none of the above

What type of punctuation is used to introduce a list or one word for emphasis?

• semicolon ;

• colon :

Today is supposed to be a stormy day _ it's too bad we have to be at school!

• ;

• :

What type of punctuation is used to separate two independent clauses/complete sentences?

• semicolon ;

• colon

There's only one reason that you should be talking ___ to ask me a question.

• Hyphen

• Comma

• Colon

• Semicolon