5-23/Semicolons
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English
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10th Grade
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Easy
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Celi Oliveto
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Semicolon Review
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Between two independent clauses
Remember, semi-colons are fancy periods. Use them like you would a period to separate two independent clauses that are not joined with a fanboy.
Don't use those oil paints; use watercolors instead.
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Use a semicolon in a series of items that contain commas
My relatives live in Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas.
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Match
Match the following punctuation marks to their definitions
.
;
?
,
" "
period (end-stop)
semi-colon
question mark
comma
quotation marks
period (end-stop)
semi-colon
question mark
comma
quotation marks
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Match
Match the following punctuation marks to their definitions
.
;
?
,
" "
ends a sentence (nothing comes after it)
joins two complete sentences
ends a complete sentence indicating a question
comes before FANBOYS
indicates dialogue or a direct quotation
ends a sentence (nothing comes after it)
joins two complete sentences
ends a complete sentence indicating a question
comes before FANBOYS
indicates dialogue or a direct quotation
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Drag and Drop
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Drag and Drop
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Drag and Drop
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Drag and Drop
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Reorder
Reorder the following parts of the sentence and include punctuation.
I handled the clock carefully it was an antique
I handled
the clock carefully
;
it was an antique
.
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Reorder
Reorder the following words and punctuation marks to complete the sentence
Tina always does her homework there however her mom is setting the table
Tina always does her homework there
;
however
,
her mom is setting the table.
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Reorder
Reorder the following words and punctuation to complete the sentence.
Fallen leaves cover the yard I should rake them soon
Fallen leaves cover the yard
;
I should rake them soon
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