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Grade 6 English practice: Decide when a colon, semicolon or other mark fits a sentence.

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Decide when a colon, semicolon or other mark fits a sentence.

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Decide when a colon, semicolon or other mark fits a sentence.

1
Which mark best fills the blank? The movie ended late ___ we drove home quietly.
○ comma
○ period
○ colon
2
Which mark best fills the blank? The store sells three fruits ___ apples, pears, and plums.
○ comma
○ colon
○ semicolon
3
Which mark best fills the blank? He studied hard ___ he still felt nervous.
○ comma
○ period
○ semicolon
4
Which mark best fills the blank? After dinner ___ we walked to the park.
○ period
○ colon
○ comma
5
Which mark best fills the blank? We missed the train ___ we took the next one.
○ semicolon
○ comma
○ period
6
Which mark best fills the blank? The sky darkened ___ soon the storm arrived.
○ period
○ comma
○ semicolon
Answer key

Answer key

1
Which mark best fills the blank? The movie ended late ___ we drove home quietly.
period
2
Which mark best fills the blank? The store sells three fruits ___ apples, pears, and plums.
colon
3
Which mark best fills the blank? He studied hard ___ he still felt nervous.
semicolon
4
Which mark best fills the blank? After dinner ___ we walked to the park.
comma
5
Which mark best fills the blank? We missed the train ___ we took the next one.
semicolon
6
Which mark best fills the blank? The sky darkened ___ soon the storm arrived.
semicolon

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Grade 6 English practice: Decide when a colon, semicolon or other mark fits a sentence.

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