Semicolon Rules
Colon Rules
Comma Rules
Types of Conjunctive Adverbs
100

What is the semicolon rule being used in the following sentence?

“The mcdonalds ice cream machine never seems to work; however, when it does work it is truly a miracle”


What is… to connect two related clauses

100

The monkey ate the following foods before throwing up: Sprite, bananas, and mayonnaise.


What is an example of colon rule 1? (introducing a list)

100

Which Comma Rule does the following sentence follow?

“Sean filled the bucket, Joe got the boat started, and Sam got the rows”


What is Rule 4?

100

Accordingly, consequently, hence, therefore, thus


 What are examples of cause and effect conjunctive adverbs?

200

What is the semicolon rule being used in the following sentence?

“There were three fish in the fishtank, one which was orange, like a summer sunset; one which had red eyes, which creeped me out; and one with blue and white colors, which reminded me of blueberries and yogurt.”

What is as a supercomma

200

A gardener needs the following items: a trowel, a bag of seeds, and infinite hope.


What is an example of colon rule number one? (to introduce lists)

200

Which comma rule does the following sentence follow

“Babe Ruth, famous baseball player, had 714 home runs in his career”


What is rule 15

200

Indeed, Infact, undoubtedly


What are examples of emphasis conjunctive adverbs?

300

What are the ways you can use a semicolon?


What is... As a supercomma, to connect two clauses with internal punctuation, and to connect two independent clauses

300

Dear Ms. Rodriguez:


What is an example of colon rule number 3? (Greeting in a letter)

300

Which comma rule does the following sentence follow?

“We wondered what movies were available to watch, where we could find them, and how much they cost”


What is rule 5?

300

By contrast, instead, however, nevertheless, nonetheless

(What type of conjunctive adverbs?)

What are examples of contrasting conjunctive adverbs?

400

Which semicolon rule is used in the following sentence?

“Seriously, this gray carpet gives bad vibes; I especially hate when it whispers random embarrassing memories to me."

What is to connect two related independent clauses

400

 The squalor of the streets reminded her of a line from Oscar Wilde: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”


What is an example of colon rule 2? (Introducing a quote)

400

What comma rule is being used in the following sentence?

"From the stands, the proud mom watched her son score a touchdown"


What is rule 6

400

Also, finally, furthermore, in addition, moreover


What are examples of adding information conjunctive adverbs?

500

What is the semicolon rule being used in the following sentence?

“The small child was in a ‘T’ pose, it is clearly showing dominance; I would back off!”


What is… to connect two clauses with internal punctuation

500

The mood created with the words in the poem was very dark and depressing: “The trees sagged under the weight of the darkness as the souls walked sadly with no direction or guidance.” 


What is an example of colon rule number 2? (introducing a quote)

500

What comma rule is being used in the following sentence?

“Scared by the movie, the boys ran out of the theater”


What is Rule 16?

500

Equally, similarly, likewise.


What are examples of similarity conjunctive adverbs?