English Language Arts
Grade 10
45 min
Use semicolons, colons, and commas with lists (Tutorial)
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How do you punctuate a simple list of items?
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How do you punctuate a list where items have internal commas?
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How do you use a colon to introduce a list?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A: I like red, blue, and green.
1.B: I like red; blue; and green.
2.C: I like red: blue: and green.
3.D: I like red blue and green.
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A: We visited Miami, Florida, Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
1.B: We visited Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Denver, Colorado.
2.C: We visited Miami: Florida; Austin: Texas; and Denver: Colorado.
3.D: We visited Miami-Florida, Austin-Texas, and Denver-Colorado.
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A: She has three pets; a dog, a cat, and a fish.
1.B: She has three pets, a dog, a cat, and a fish.
2.C: She has three pets: a dog, a cat, and a fish.
3.D: She has three pets a dog, a cat, and a fish.
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