Colons & Semicolons
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Christina Hicks
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Semicolons & Colons
By Christina Hicks
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Semicolons ;
1. Place semicolons between items in lists if some items the list include commas.
My classmates are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota; Des Moines, Iowa; and Detroit, Michigan.
2. Place a semicolon between two independent clauses (they could stand alone as a sentence) to link them in the same sentence.
I don’t have time to practice fiddling; my school work is too demanding.
3. Linking complete clauses with a conjunctive adverb: Place a semicolon between independent clauses linked with a conjunctive adverb.
It looks like it might rain; however, the weather report suggests sunshine all day.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.
Zach came to class breathless and overwhelmed; he had just come from volleyball practice.
Zach came to class; breathless and overwhelmed he had just come from volleyball practice.
Zach came to class breathless; and overwhelmed he had just come from volleyball practice.
Zach came to class breathless and overwhelmed, he had just come from volleyball practice.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.
The defendant failed to check his rear-view mirror before changing lanes; therefore, he breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.
The defendant failed to check his rear-view mirror before changing lanes, therefore; he breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.
The defendant failed to check his rear-view mirror before changing lanes therefore; he breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.
The defendant failed to check his rear-view mirror before changing lanes ;therefore he breached a duty owed to the plaintiff.
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Colons :
1. Prior to a list
Our girls softball team will play the following rivals: Mabank, Malakoff, and Kemp.
2. Before an explanation that has a complete clause (could be a sentence) before it
There was only one priority left for me to see to: finishing my homework.
3. To separate an independent clause from a quotation
My baseball coach loves to use the same phrase before every practice and game: “Shut up and play baseball.”
4. Between a title and subtitle
The textbook for our class is called Ideas across Time: Classic and Contemporary Readings for Composition.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that uses a colon correctly.
The tables had wonderful decorations: flowers, balloons, confetti, ribbons, and marble birds.
The tables: had wonderful decorations flowers, balloons, confetti, ribbons, and marble birds.
The tables had wonderful decorations: flowers: balloons: confetti: ribbons: and marble birds.
The tables had wonderful decorations flowers, balloons, confetti, ribbons: and marble birds.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that uses a colon correctly
The first book he cited in his paper was Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.
The first book he cited in his paper was: Understanding Comics The Invisible Art.
The first book he cited in his paper: was Understanding Comics The Invisible Art.
The first book he cited in his paper was: Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.
Semicolons & Colons
By Christina Hicks
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