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Colons, Semi-Colons, and Commas

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I like to chew on old car tires _______ it strengthens my jaw for bear combat.

Semi-Colon (;)

Colon (:)

Comma (,)

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The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles once said "Hollywoodland"____ but it was changed in 1949.

Colon (:)

semicolon (;)

comma (,)

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Whenever I get lonely ________ I like to kidnap koala bears.

Colon (:)

Semi-Colon (;)

Comma (,)

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There is only one thing I hate more than puns _______ beets.

Comma (,)

Semi-Colon (;)

Colon (:)

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I would like to defenestrate the following things _______ mold, fascism, and rotten eggs.

Colon (:)

Comma (,)

Semi-Colon (;)

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I have been to Embarrass, MN ___ Dinosaur, CO___ and Whynot, NC.

Semi-Colon (;)

Colon (:)

Comma (,)

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Ms. Jones is very stylish _____ all of her clothes are made from the fur of glitter rabbits.

Semi-Colon (;)

Comma (,)

Colon (:)

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If you sneeze too hard____you could fracture a rib.

Comma (,)

Semicolon (;)

Colon (:)

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Almonds are a member of the peach family____and peanuts are a part of the bean family.

comma (,)

Semicolon (;)

Colon (:)

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There are four words in English that end in "dous"___ tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

comma (,)

colon (:)

semicolon (;)

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"Sarah loves three sports_______basketball, soccer, and tennis."

comma

semicolon

colon

dash

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I have everything I need for the camping trip_______a tent, sleeping bag, and flashlight.

;

,

:

nothing

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Tom is an excellent student_________he always completes his homework on time.

; therefore,

: therefore,

, therefore;

, therefore,

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Which sentence uses the colon correctly?

There are three things I need from the store: milk, bread,

D) I love to travel to: exciting destinations.

I want to visit: Paris, Rome, and London.

These cities: Paris, Rome, and London are in Europe.

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Identify the correctly punctuated compound sentence:

The movie was excellent: I plan to watch it again.

The movie was excellent; I plan to watch it again.

The movie was excellent, I plan to watch it again.

The movie was excellent I plan to watch it again.

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Which sentence uses punctuation correctly with a conjunctive adverb?

The rain was heavy, however; the game continued.

The rain was heavy; however, the game continued.

The rain was heavy, however the game continued.

The rain was heavy: however the game continued.

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