English Language Arts Grade 9 45 min

Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses

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1

Join two related sentences with a semicolon.

2

Join two sentences with a comma and a conjunction.

3

Join two sentences with a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb.

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out.
1.B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out.
2.C) I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out.
3.D) I have a big test tomorrow I can't go out.
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A) He was tired but he finished his homework.
1.B) He was tired, but he finished his homework.
2.C) He was tired; but he finished his homework.
3.D) He was tired, but, he finished his homework.
Easy
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
0.A) The book was long; however I enjoyed it.
1.B) The book was long, however, I enjoyed it.
2.C) The book was long; however, I enjoyed it.
3.D) The book was long, however I enjoyed it.

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