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Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?


Mario needs to become bigger he eats a red mushroom.

Between bigger and he
100

Identify the conjunctive verb

Bowser remains in his castle with the captured Princess Peach; meanwhile, Mario is trying to rescue her.
Meanwhile
100
Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?


Zeke experiences symptoms during his video game rages for example, his ears turn fiery red.



Between rages and for 
100
Identify a misuse of semicolons

-Using a capital letter after a semicolon

-Semicolons are not interchangeable with commas or periods.

-Using a conjunction with a semicolon


200

Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?

Yoshi used a Bullet Bill it sent him from last to first in the race.
Between Bill and it
200

Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?

After conquering the elite four, Red defeated blue therefore, red became the new Kanto League champion.
Between blue and therefore
200

Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?

Emily played Battlefront II for 3 hours on Friday in addition, she played 4 hours on Sunday.
Between Friday and in
200

Where should the semicolons be placed within the following example?

The Spyro Reunited Trilogy was exclusively released in Time Square, New York, Los Angeles, California, and Orlando, Florida.
New York; Los Angeles


California; and


300

Where should the semicolon be placed in the following example?

Sonic needs to become stronger in order to defeat Dr. Eggman he uses the Chaos Emeralds to become Super Sonic. 
Between Eggman and he
300

Where must the semicolon be placed in the following example?

Miss Beck is proficient at Mario Kart however, she can not overcome Zeke's advanced skills.

Between Kart and however
300

Identify where a transition & semicolon should be placed and pick a transition to use.

Trinity collects Wii games she has 39 Wii games total.

Trinity collects Wii games; in fact, she has 39 Wii games total.
300

All of the following are examples of conjunctive adverbs with the exception of:

A. Moreover

B. In addition

C. Furthermore

D. Nonetheless


B. In addition
400
Define independent clause.

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought

400
Where must the semicolon be placed when using a conjunctive verb?
Before the second clause that begins with a conjunctive verb
400

Identify where a transition & semicolon should be placed and pick a transition to use.

Andrew plays video games too much he played 5 hours last Saturday.
Andrew plays video games too much; (for instance, for example), he played 5 hours last Saturday.
400
In what year was the semicolon first printed?
1494
500

What purpose does the semicolon serve when independent clauses are used?


When the second clause restates the first

When two clauses are equal emphasis


500
Name five examples of conjunctive verbs.
However, Therefore, Moreover, Furthermore, Meanwhile, Nonetheless, Otherwise
500
List four examples of transitions.

In fact, for example, that is, for instance, in addition, in other words, on the other hand, even so


500
What are the four uses of a semicolon?

-To separate two independent clauses

-The second clause begins with a conjunctive verb

-Transitions

-Used to join elements of a series