1. Which sentence correctly uses the semicolon?
Question 1 options:
A) Chemical changes occur constantly in nature, for instance; lightning causes a chemical change in the air.
B) My mom is reading Shadow and Act; it is a collection of essays by Ralph Ellison.
C) The boxer is a medium sized; stocky; muscular dog; it was named for its playful habit of striking with its front legs.
2. Which sentence correctly uses the colon?
Question 2 options:
A) Mrs. Hershey has visited several cities in Canada: Toronto, Ontario; Edmonton, Alberta; and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
B) Katrina wrote her book report on The Golden Gate A Novel in Verse by: Vikram Seth.
C) We should bring: note cards, paper, and books to class.
3. Choose whether the following sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on.
Taking a canoe trip in Canada.
A) Complete sentence
B) Fragment
C) Run-on
4. Choose whether the following sentence is a complete sentence, fragment, or run-on.
We steered and balanced carefully.
A) Complete sentence
B) Fragment
C) Run-on