Semicolons

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English

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6th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

L.3.1A, L.9-10.2A, L.4.1E

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Aslan Martin

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Semicolons

Review Lesson

Complete Sentence

It can stand on its own.
This means it is a _________ thought.
To construct a complete sentence you need a ________ (person/thing that carries out the action) and a _______ (the action being done).
It can also be called an INDEPENDENT/MAIN CLAUSE.

Complete Sentence Practice: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Multiple Choice

Who/What is the SUBJECT in the sentence below?

She sleeps all day.

she

sleeps

all

day

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in the sentence below?

They are taking a test.

they

are taking

test

dog

Multiple Choice

Who/what is the SUBJECT of the sentence below?

I am going to the store.

cow

am going

store

Multiple Choice

What is the VERB in the sentence below?

The dog catches the ball in its mouth.

dog

catches

mouth

its

Sentence Fragment

It is NOT a complete thought.
It is ________ a subject or verb.
It is the __________ of a complete sentence.
It can NOT stand on its own.

Sentence Fragments Examples: Identifying the Missing Part

Multiple Choice

Which part of this sentence is missing?

eating dinner

Subject

Verb

Multiple Choice

Which part of this sentence is missing?

the class

Subject

Verb

Multiple Choice

Which part of this sentence is missing?

Nick and Jess

Subject

Verb

Multiple Choice

Which part of this sentence is missing?

want to go shopping

Subject

Verb

What is a semicolon?

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks:

A semicolon is a ______ sitting on top of a _____.

type answer like this: blank 1, blank 2

Type answer...

How do you use a semicolon?

It is used to combine two (2) _________ sentences (AKA indpendent/main clauses) with topics that closely _______ to each other.
EX: No one made a goal. We lost the game. --->

No one made a goal; we lost the game.

Correct Semicolon Practice

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite this to correctly include a semicolon:

Lauren loves pasta. She eats mac'n'cheese a lot.

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite this to correctly include a semicolon:

My uncle has four dogs. Rigby is my favorite.

Type answer...

More Practice

Multiple Choice

Where does the semicolon go?

Winston likes steak Cece prefers chicken.

Winston; likes

Cece; prefers

steak; Cece

chicken;

Multiple Choice

Where does the semicolon go?

They like to play video games Minecraft is their favorite.

they; like

their; favorite

games; Minecraft

video; games

Multiple Choice

Where does the semicolon go?

I've lived in South Carolina for eight years before that, I lived in Georgia.

South; Carolina

years; before

eight; years

I; lived

Fill in the Blanks

Rewrite this including a semicolon:

The cast needs to be prepared. Our show opens in a couple weeks.

Type answer...

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