Semicolon or Colon
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
Standards-aligned
Trisha Perry
Used 35+ times
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3 Slides • 10 Questions
1
A. Used for time- 12:30P.M.
B. Used for lists- I like the following foods: pizza, pickles, and cookies.
NOTE: You may not start a list after a verb- is, are, was, were, like, include
C. Used for notices- Warning: wet paint!
2
Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
Note The meeting is cancelled for tonight.
Note:
cancelled:
is:
No colon should be used
3
Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
We will meet at 300 for a late lunch at Hacienda.
meet:
3:00
lunch:
No colon should be used
4
Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
I need to pack the following clothes socks, underwear, pants, and shirts.
pack:
following:
clothes
No colon should be used
5
Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
My favorite animals include dogs, cats, and tigers.
animals:
include:
favorite:
No colon should be used
6
Open Ended
Write a sentence with a colon.
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A. Used to connect two sentences
1. Compare and contrast: I like cheese; my sisters hates it.
2. Cause and effect: I put the clothes in the dryer; they shrunk.
3. Related topics: Movies are fun; the snacks are the best part.
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B. Used to join longer, complicated lists to avoid confusion
EX: The team has the following players: Tom, who is the pitcher; Billy, who is the catcher; and John, who is the first baseman.
9
Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
The light turned green the cars started moving again.
green;
cars;
again;
turned;
10
Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
My mom tried to make popcorn on the stove the whole house filled with smoke.
popcorn
stove
house
tried;
11
Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
Kelly enjoys crafting I can't even use a glue gun correctly.
enjoys;
crafting;
gun;
correctly;
12
Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
The recipe requires a lot of special ingredients: flour, but only whole grain eggs, but only cage free and milk, but only vitamin D.
flour;
milk;
eggs;
free;
grain;
free;
grain;
free;
milk;
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Open Ended
Write a sentence with a semicolon.
A. Used for time- 12:30P.M.
B. Used for lists- I like the following foods: pizza, pickles, and cookies.
NOTE: You may not start a list after a verb- is, are, was, were, like, include
C. Used for notices- Warning: wet paint!
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