Colons and Semicolons

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Part 1: Colons
Rule 1:
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Place colons where they are appropriate. Underline the independent clause that comes before the colon.
1. My family has three dogs Zoe, Piper, and Ginny.
2. I asked for a few things for my birthday coffee, socks, and new books.
Rule 2:
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Place colons where they are appropriate. Underline the independent clause that comes before the colon.
1. She lives by one simple truth Tomorrow is a new day.
2. He shared his dream with me Im going to change the world.
Rule 3:
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Place colons where they are appropriate. Underline the independent clause that comes before the colon.
1. He only wanted to do one thing sleep.
2. My uncle works for Gift of Life an organ donation program.
Rule 4:
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Place colons where they are appropriate. Underline the independent clause that comes before the colon.
1. I have a great idea for winter break we should go to New York.
2. Jordan is excited for this summer hes going to Europe.
Part 2: Semicolons
Rule 1:
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Place semicolons where they are appropriate. Underline the independent clauses.
1. My Aunt Christine watches every Red Wings Game Aunt Mariane loves the Tigers.
2. Jordan loves watching college football he watches it every Saturday.

A
comma splice
is when two independent clauses are separated by nothing but a comma. Decide if
the following sentences are correct. If necessary, use a semicolon to correct the errors.
1. I liked the novel
Every Day
, it was so interesting.
Rewrite:
2. I love the Harry Potter series, but I dont have time to reread them!
Rewrite:
Rule 2:
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Place semicolons where they are appropriate. Underline the conjoining word.
1. I told my friends we should celebrate Saras promotion for instance, we could go out to
dinner.
2. Danielle was living alone for the first time therefore, she adopted a cat to keep her
company.
Rule 3:
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Place semicolons AND COMMAS where they are appropriate. Underline each item in the list.
1. We live in the same apartment complex as our friend Jarret an engineer Sarah a
veterinarian and Drew a student studying economics.
2. I would love to visit Barcelona a city in Spain Sicily an island in Italy and Paris the capital
of France.