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baam
Lose 25 points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Which sentence incorrectly uses a colon?
A cake needs to have three things: flour, sugar, and eggs.
A cake needs to have: flour, sugar, and eggs.
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Fill in the blank: Use a semicolon to join two ______ clauses.
Independent
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Fix the sentence using a semicolon: The flamingo lives in the zoo it eats shrimp for every meal.
The flamingo lives in the zoo; it eats shrimp for every meal.
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Which sentence is correct?
She cooked an amazing meal: it had pasta, salad, and cheese.
She cooked an amazing meal; it had pasta, salad, and cheese.
She cooked an amazing meal it had pasta, salad, and cheese.
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
Take points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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thief
Give points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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Which sentence is correct?
The dog barked loudly; so the neighbors complained.
The dog barked loudly; the neighbors complained.
The dog barked loudly: the neighbors complained.
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Which sentence is correct?
I wanted to go for a walk; it started raining.
I wanted to go for a walk, it started raining.
I wanted to go for a walk but it started raining.
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What does a colon most often introduce?
A list or explanation that follows an independent clause.
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Which sentence is correct?
The museum has many displays and they draw large crowds.
The museum has many displays: they draw large crowds.
The museum has many displays; and they draw large crowds.
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Fix the sentence using a colon: A cake needs to have three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs.
A cake needs to have three ingredients: flour, sugar, and eg
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Fix the sentence using a colon: I went to the store I needed to buy three things milk, water, and butter.
I went to the store; I needed to buy three things milk, water, and butter.
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What type of clause must come before a colon?
An independent clause.
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Which sentence is correct?
Because he was tired: he went to bed early.
Because he was tired, he went to bed early.
Because he was tired; he went to bed early.
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Which is the correct version using a colon for a list?
A cake needs to have three ingredients: flour, sugar, and eg
A cake needs to have three ingredients; flour, sugar, and eg
A cake needs to have: flour, sugar, and eggs.
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