True or False
Colon is used to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas.
True
Two periods on top on each other ( : )
What is a colon
As Shakespeare wrote(blank) 'To be or not to be, that is the question.'"
What is colon
A semicolon is always used to separate two independent clauses.
False
a period on top of a comma
What is semi colon
"We hold these truths to be self-evident (blank) that all men are created equal." - The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776.
What is a colon?
A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses that are closely related.
True
It does before quotations
What is a Colon
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character (BLANK) I have a dream today." - Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is a semi colon
A colon is used to introduce a list or a long quote, while a semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses that are closely related.
True
In a sentence where one or more of the independent clauses contains a comma, what is the proper placement of a semicolon?
The semicolon is placed before the coordinating conjunction or omitted altogether.
"Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it (BLANK) they will submit to any indignity, to any insult, in order to avoid the terrifying effort of thinking for themselves." - The Rebel, by Albert Camus.
What is semi colon
A colon must always be followed by a complete sentence.
False
In a business letter, what is the proper placement of a colon in relation to the salutation?
The colon is placed after the salutation and before the body of the letter.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (BLANK) it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." - A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens.
What is colon