5. English Grammar Writing Conventions: Colons, Semicolons, and Periods

Which of the following answers has correct punctuation? 1. His goals were simple: find the girl, get the bad guys, take off with the cash. 2. His goals were simple; find the girl, get the bad guys; take off with the cash. 3. His goals were simple; find the girl, get the bad guys, take off with the cash. 4. His goals were simple: find the girl, get the bad guys; take off with the cash.

His goals were simple: find the girl, get the bad guys, take off with the cash.

Which of the following answers use correct punctuation? 1. The family's trip took them to: New York City, New York, Providence, Rhode Island, Savannah, Georgia, and New Orleans, Louisiana and back. 2. The family's trip took them to New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island, Savannah, Georgia; and New Orleans, Louisiana, and back. 3. The family's trip took them to New York City, New York, Providence, Rhode Island, Savannah, Georgia, and New Orleans, Louisiana -- and back. 4. The family's trip took them to New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island; Savannah, Georgia; and New Orleans, Louisiana -- and back.

The family's trip took them to New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island; Savannah, Georgia; and New Orleans, Louisiana -- and back.

Which of the following answers has correct punctuation? 1. Their new home was ideally situated by the river; furthermore, the ten-foot high fence kept the neighbors out. 2. Their new home was ideally situated by the river; furthermore, the ten-foot high fence, kept the neighbors out. 3. Their new home was ideally, situated by the river: furthermore, the ten-foot high fence kept the neighbors out. 4. Their new home was ideally situated by the river; furthermore: the ten-foot high fence kept the neighbors out.

Their new home was ideally situated by the river; furthermore, the ten-foot high fence kept the neighbors out.

Which of the following is NOT the correct way to use the colon? 1. We are trying very hard to explain the situation to everyone and work on all of the existing concerns: Moving on, there are many difficult things we must discuss. 2. I'm going to watch a movie called 'Caesar: The Rise of Rome'. 3. We believe that a lot of things need to be changed around the school: books, the teacher's attitudes, as well as the equipment. 4. Tom went to school and saw his worst nightmare: his parents talking to his math teacher.

We are trying very hard to explain the situation to everyone and work on all of the existing concerns: Moving on, there are many difficult things we must discuss.

A semicolon can be used for all of the following EXCEPT to _____. 1. connect two independent clauses to strengthen the relationship between them 2. clarify items in a list that have their own internal punctuation 3. connect two independent clauses that are widely dissimilar from each other 4. connect two independent clauses that are closely related to each other

connect two independent clauses that are widely dissimilar from each other