Place the Semicolon
The witch has an apple orchard all of her apples are poisonous.
The witch has an apple orchard; all of her apples are poisonous.
We can watch one of these movies Psycho, Hocus Pocus, and Terrifier.
We can watch one of these movies: Psycho, Hocus Pocus, and Terrifier.
A colon is used to connect two related sentences.
False – a semicolon is used connect two related sentences.
Freddy Krueger entered the dreams of four teens__ Nancy, Glenn, Rod, and Tina.
Colon
Freddy Krueger entered the dreams of four teens: Nancy, Glenn, Rod, and Tina.
“You are still alive most people are so ungrateful to be alive.”
Saw, 2004.
“You are still alive; most people are so ungrateful to be alive.”
“Well, basically it could be two things it could be a ghost... or it could be a demon.”
Paranormal Activity, 2007.
“Well, basically it could be two things: it could be a ghost... or it could be a demon.”
The semicolon is used to connect major sentence elements of equal grammatical rank.
True
There are two activities at the party___ bobbing for apples and pumpkin carving.
Colon
There are two activities at the party: bobbing for apples and pumpkin carving.
“The movies don't create psychos movies make psychos more creative.”
Scream, 1996.
“The movies don't create psychos; movies make psychos more creative.”
These woods do not look safe to me I hope that nothing jumps over me.
These woods do not look safe to me: I hope that nothing jumps over me.
A colon is used after a salutation in a letter.
True
“A census taker once tried to test me___ I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
Silence of the Lambs, 1991.
Semicolon
“A census taker once tried to test me; I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
“I'm Scared to Close My Eyes i'm Scared to Open Them!”
The Blair Witch Project, 1999.
“I'm Scared to Close My Eyes; I'm Scared to Open Them!”
The haunted house opens at 5pm and goes until 10 30pm.
The haunted house opens at 5pm and goes until 10:30pm.
A semicolon can be used to join two sentences with a conjunction (FANBOYS).
False - a comma can be used to join two sentences with a conjunction (FANBOYS).
Final victims are always interesting characters___ however so are the villains.
Semicolon
Final victims are always interesting characters; however so are the villains.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise was one of the first to create a reboot consequently leading to almost all other franchises creating reboots of their own.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise was one of the first to create a reboot; consequently leading to almost all other franchises creating reboots of their own.
In the wise words of Stephen King ” I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the”.
In the wise words of Stephen King:” I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the”.
The colon was invented to help readers. Without it, sentence parts can collide into one another causing misreading.
False — this is about commas.
Out of all the scary movies I’ve watched___ Jeepers Creeper and The Hills Have Eyes are the scariest.
Semicolon
Out of all the scary movies I’ve watched; Jeepers Creeper and The Hills Have Eyes are the scariest.