Colon
Explain when you should use a colon between two independent clauses.
When the second independent clause modifies the first
Explain when you should use a semicolon.
To join two independent clauses or to separate items on a list that already contains commas.
Explain what wordiness is.
Using more words than necessary to communicate a point.
Explain when to use apostrophes.
Posessives, contractions, and omitted letters.
To separate independent clauses, after an introductory clause, between all items in a series, etc.
Name the type of clause that must go before a colon.
An independent clause
Correct the following sentence with a semicolon: He didn't feel well in fact he had a very high temperature.
He didn't feel well; in fact he had a very high temperature.
Fix the wordiness in this sentence: We watched the big, massive black cloud rising up from the level prairie and covering up the sun.
We watched the massive, black cloud rise up from the prairie and cover up the sun.
Which one shows possession? Its or It’s?
Its.
Correct the following sentence: He walked down the street and then he turned the corner.
He walked down the street, and then he turned the corner.
Rewrite this incorrect sentence: There are many different types of paper, including: college ruled, wide ruled, and plain copy paper.
There are many different types of paper: college ruled, wide ruled, and plain copy paper.
Correct the following sentence using semicolons: I bought shiny, ripe apples, small, sweet, juicy grapes, and firm pears.
I bought shiny, ripe apples; small, sweet, juicy grapes; and firm pears.
Fix the wordiness in this sentence: Shakespeare is indicating that something is wrong in the state of Denmark.
Shakespeare indicates that something is wrong in the state of Denmark.
Which one shows possession? Your or You’re
Your
Correct the following sentence: When Evan was ready to iron his cat tripped on the cord.
When Evan was ready to iron, his cat tripped on the cord.
Rewrite this incorrect sentence: My favorite cake is made of: carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing.
My favorite cake is made of carrots, flour, butter, eggs, and cream cheese icing.
Correct the following sentence: Shelly wanted to go hiking; but she couldn’t find her hiking boots.
Shelly wanted to go hiking, but she couldn’t find her hiking boots.
Fix the wordiness in this sentence: A bigger boat was rented by the crew.
The crew rented a bigger boat.
Which one shows possession: Who’s or whose?
Whose.
Correct the following sentence: Mary promised that she would be a good girl that she would not bite her brother and that she would not climb onto the television
Mary promised that she would be a good girl, that she would not bite her brother, and that she would not climb onto the television
Rewrite this incorrect sentence: The very best peaches are: those that are grown in the great state of Georgia
The very best peaches are those that are grown in the great state of Georgia.
Correct the following sentence: Some people made mean comments about her hair; although she was proud to be a redhead.
Although she was proud to be a redhead, some people made mean comments about her hair.
Fix the wordiness in this sentence: His mental thought processes puzzled his school teachers and made them despair of his future success in the years after his graduation from school.
He puzzled his teachers and made them despair of his future success.
Which one shows possession: there or their?
Their.
Correct the following sentence: The gentleman, who is standing by the fireplace, is a well-known composer.
The gentleman who is standing by the fireplace is a well-known composer.