Semicolon vs. Colon: You connect the dots
Mastering Semicolons and Colons
Put your punctuation skills to the test with our engaging quiz on semicolons and colons! Understand the nuances of these critical punctuation marks and improve your writing.
In this quiz, you will:
- Explore the correct usage of semicolons and colons.
- Challenge your knowledge with various scenarios.
- Enhance your ability to write clearly and effectively.
All of these sentences are a mess, either fragments or jumbles of run-on text. Sort out the tangles and figure out what needs a semicolon, a colon or neither.
Note: questions three and four are in Chicago Style.
All of these sentences are a mess, either fragments or jumbles of run-on text. Sort out the tangles and figure out what needs a semicolon, a colon or neither.
Note: questions three and four are in Chicago Style.
If we’re going to move this entire office set up, the tasks will take all week move over the files, package all the furniture, and pick out the essentials to get us through the first couple of days.
Week:
Week;
Week,
Monday Dentist 3:30 p.m. Tuesday Grocery delivery 2 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday,
Monday; Tuesday;
Monday: Tuesday:
Tonight I need you to remember the parking ticket is in my pocket, the key fob is in your jacket, and we leave by 9 p.m. For takeout.
Remember:
Rememeber,
Remember;
For some reason the file format won’t transfer over find out if there is enough storage to hold large amounts of downloads.
,find
:find
;find
Pick up the supply shipment then we’ll figure out how to fix the shelf layout.
;then
:then
Then,
D. Jackson, content writer M. Row, videographer L Stanley and G. Meyer, editing team, will be traveling to Denver on assignment next week.
List with colons
List with semicolons
List with commas
Not the score you wanted? Go to the McDonough Editorial blog and read 11 things you forgot about colons and semicolons.
Not the score you wanted? Go to the McDonough Editorial blog and read 11 things you forgot about colons and semicolons.
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