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Which answer is a correct use of a semicolon?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which answer is a correct use of a semicolon?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
What punctuation mark would I use to link a long list of items to the sentence introducing the list?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which answer uses the semicolon correctly?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which punctuation mark would I use to separate a detailed series that might be confusing to the reader?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which answer uses the semicolon correctly?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly (colons and semicolons)?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly (colons and semicolons)?
to connect two related independent clauses without a conjunction
semicolon
He lives near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.
My class is having a party; I have to bring several items: chips, plates, cups, and cookies.
colon
The traffic on the freeway was horrible; I decided to wait.
to separate parts of a list that might be confusing to the reader
My friend was feeling sick; I walked her to the nurse’s office at 11:15 a.m.
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