
Colons and Conjunctions
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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28 Slides • 9 Questions
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Why do we punctuate?
To show pauses in our writing.
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While completing this activity take notes on the 6 colon rules and the 3 semicolon rules.
Add these to your notebook!
Some text here about the topic of discussion
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Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
I need to go to the gas station the tank is on empty.
no colon needed
gas: station
go: to
station: the
tank: is
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Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
I went shopping for tires, soap, and jelly.
no colon needed
shopping: for
tires: soap
went: shopping
soap: and
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Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
Annie's singing is stuck in my head "The sun will come out tomorrow!"
no colon needed
stuck: in
head: "The
sun: will
singing: is
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Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
School is usually dismissed at 324 in the afternoon.
no colon needed
dismissed: at
usually: dismissed
3:24
the: afternoon
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Multiple Choice
Where does the colon go?
The day could not get any worse it was just awful.
no colon needed
worse: it
not: get
was: just
could: not
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Colons should always come after
a complete sentence.
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Draw a line from 2 to bottom
Conj. Adverbs: however, likewise, therefore, although, etc.
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Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
I like dogs however, I hate the way they smell.
no ; needed
dogs; however
way; they
however; I
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Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
The play was short but fantastic.
no ; needed
play; was
was; short
but; fantastic
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Multiple Choice
Where does the semicolon go?
The barn is really small only one tractor fits inside it.
no ; needed
really; small
small; only
tractor; fits
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Multiple Select
Where do the semicolons go?
My family is filled with artists. There is my sister, who is a pianist my brother, who is a sculptor and my mother, who is a painter.
no ; needed
filled; with
pianist; my
sculptor; and
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A semicolon is used to separate
major sentence elements.
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