Você está na página 1de 2

Comp III

Nham/Fennessy

Name____________________________________________________
Period 1
3
4
7
9

Colon & Semi-Colon Review


Colon Uses:
1. Introducing a word that is about to be defined
2. Providing further explanations of something that has already been introduced
3. Between the title and the sub title of a book, article, movie title, etc
4. To introduce a list or series
Semi-Colon Uses:
1. To link independent clauses that are NOT connected with a FANBOYS
2. To link independent clauses with a phrase or a conjunctive adverb (hence, meanwhile,
therefore, etc)
3. To separate series of items that already contain commas
Creating Sentences with colons and semi-colons
DIRECTIONS: Create sentences given the following parameters, circle the colon or semi-colon used
in each sentence.
1. My mom had no idea what just took place;
My mom had no idea what just took place; she simply assumed that I was in trouble.
2. bananas, bread, eggs and juice.
I need to grab the following things at Aldi: bananas, bread, eggs and juice.
3. The President will give a speech at noon;
______________________________________________________________________________
4. I helped my cousin learn how to ride a bike:
______________________________________________________________________________
5. A sentence that provides a further explanation
______________________________________________________________________________
6. A sentence that introduces a series
______________________________________________________________________________
7. A sentence with two independent clauses, without a FANBOYS
______________________________________________________________________________
8. A sentence with two independent clauses, and a conjunctive adverb
______________________________________________________________________________

Semi-Colon, Colon & Comma Matching


DIRECTIONS: Match the clauses, but pay attention to make sure the punctuation is correct!
____ After all of the clauses have been connected,
____ Bae:
____ Two teams play at United Center:
____ Doctors largely blame lifestyle for heart disease:
____ Protestors are still standing strong;
____ Many college applications require the same basic essentials:
____ Farming is highly influenced by climate:
____ All of the performers worked all weekend on perfecting the set;
____ A stage crew has multiple responsibilities:
____ My best friends mom is a nutritionist,
____ Admissions officers have a lot of applications to look through,
____ Fleek:
____ All of the students signed up for the ACT;
____ Every business needs to have a solid power structure
____ The Dark Knight Trilogy:
____ Hunger Games:
____ Healthy eating and exercise are necessary for good health;
____ Student activists are taking charge of the movement;
____ Americans are constantly reminded the importance of diet:
____ Research shows the correlation between listening to music and studying;
____ A balanced diet consists of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.

*********************************
Mockingjay
their focus is still on justice and making noise.
therefore, everyone is expected to test on December 13, 2014.
you should be a whiz at punctuation.
the most annoying way to refer to your significant other.
meals and snacks should be balanced and contain minimal processed sugars.
Batman Begins
a CEO, who oversees everything; a Board, who vote on decisions; and a President, who manages.
and she recommends eating predominantly fresh foods.
hence, they are on the front lines of the demonstrations.
the scenery will mesmerize audience members.
on point, being fresh.
although, it should be pointed out the music samples were controlled.
our generation is too focused on sitting in front of a TV and eating fried food.
protein, for long-term energy; simple sugars, for short term energy; and fiber, for cleansing.
the weather and precipitation directly relate to a harvest.
so yours should stick out with something unique about you.
our bodies were not meant to digest garbage all day, every day.
set design, set maintenance, lighting, sound and cleanup.
high school transcripts, standardized test scores, statements and letters of recommendation.
The Bulls and The Hawks.

Você também pode gostar