Commas, semicolons, and colons
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- Q1Whenever I visit Disney World__I make sure to bring my best friend.no punctuation needed;:,30s
- Q2Despite all the issues I faced in middle school__I am still going to miss it dearly.no punctuation needed,:;30s
- Q3The Roman emperor Nero__born in the year 37 CE__built a lavish palace.,no punctuation needed;:120s
- Q4Anesie was reserved around new people__but she was hardly shy.,;no punctuation needed:120s
- Q5Use a __________ to connect two closely related independent clauses that are not joined with a coordinating conjunction.semicolonnonecommacolon120s
- Q6Use a _________ to connect two independent clauses that are joined with a conjunctive adverb, such as consequently, however, or therefore.commasemicoloncolonnone120s
- Q7Chicago, Illinois, has been home to several notable American writers__Sandra Cisneros, Gwendolyn Brooks, Floyd Dell, Scott Turow, Carl Sandburg, and Shel Silverstein.;:,no punctuation needed120s
- Q8After Debbie and Jackie left the movie, they went to Taco Bell__and the ice cream shop.:no punctuation needed,;120s
- Q9The monster movie marathon on television includes all of my old favorites__Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, and Frankenstein.no punctuation needed:;,120s
- Q10Use a ______to separate two independent clauses that are joined with a coordinating conjunction, such as and, or, but, or so. However, if the coordinating conjunction joins verbs or verb phrases in a compound predicate, a ________should not be used.semicoloncommacolonperiod120s
- Q11Use a ______ to introduce a list after an independent clause. If a list does not follow an independent clause, do not use punctuation to introduce the list.periodcolonsemicoloncomma120s
- Q12If your yard doesn't receive much direct sunlight, you can still add color to it with shade-loving flowers like__lilies of the valley, cowslip primroses, violas, or tuberous begonias.,:;no punctuation needed120s
- Q13After Tony and Rebecca went to the grocery store, they picked up a number of items__bacon, milk, bread, and fish.;no punctuation needed:,120s
- Q14Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez both grew more and more famous as Disney characters on their own shows__Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place.:.;no punctuation needed120s
- Q15Thomas was transferred to a school for the gifted and talented__and loved it.no punctuation needed/,.120s