English semi colon

• English
• Primary Education

Choose the
sentence which is
punctuated properly.

1. The available colors include: red, blue, black, and brown.
2. The sandals are available in four colors: red, blue, black, and brown.
3. Both are correct.
4. None of them

*Use a colon before a series or list only if the words that introduce the list make up a complete sentence.

Choose the sentence
which shows the correct
use of the colon.

1. Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand: a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.
2. Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand; a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.
3. Both are correct.
4. Neither is correct.

*Use a colon when the phrase as follows or the following introduces a list.

In which sentence the
use of a colon is
incorrect?

1. I have to get surgery on my arm: I fell out of a tree.
2. She had doctorates in two areas: philosophy and physics
3. I knew exactly what I wanted: pizza.
4. She said: stop running!:

Which sentence is not
punctuated properly?

1. Leo paused to appreciate the rare moment of calm: His sons were playing happily and dinner was in the oven.
2. Leo paused to appreciate the rare moment of calm: his sons were playing happily and dinner was in the oven.
3. Neither is correct.
4. Both are correct

Use a lowercase letter after a colon within a sentence unless the word that follows the colon is normally capitalized or is the first in a series of related sentences.

Review! Which sentence
is punctuated correctly?

1. Term papers are due on 7 December—that is: one week before the final exam.
2. Term papers are due on 7 December—that is, one week before the final exam.
3. Neither is correct.
4. Both are correct.

Use a comma, not a colon, following for example, that is, and namely.

Use a comma, not a colon, following for example, that is, and namely.