⁏ Practice Quiz
Semicolons & Colons Quiz
; joins two sentences and sorts long lists; : introduces a list, a quote or an explanation. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.
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Sample questions from this quiz
A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.
“I have one rule ___ be on time.”
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“The shop was closed ___ we went home.”
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Which is correct?
- You need: a pen and paper.
- You need two things: a pen and paper.
Which is correct? (2)
- It rained; however, we went out.
- It rained, however; we went out.