GRAMMAR TESTS
VOCABULARY TESTS
ESL SHOP
LISTENING (AUDIO)
LISTENING (VIDEO)
READING COMPREHENSION
OTHER TOOLS
PREMIUM LOUNGE
Topic:
COMMA, SEMICOLON, OR COLON? 2
Choose whether a comma (,) a semicolon (;), or a colon (:) is needed to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The weaker members tried to do everything together _______ the stronger members preferred to do things individually.
semicolon (;)
comma (,)
colon (:)
2. He was tired _______ depressed _______ and more than a little confused.
comma (,)
semicolon (;)
colon (:)
3. He told her about his favorite cities _______ Rome, Paris, and Barcelona.
comma (,)
semicolon (;)
colon (:)
4. She only loved one thing _______ surfing.
comma (,)
colon (:)
semicolon (;)
5. He was _______ in fact _______ smarter than the other students.
semicolon (;)
colon (:)
comma (,)
6. Next month we're going to Europe. We'll be in Berlin, Germany _______ Warsaw, Poland _______ and Bratislava, Slovakia.
semicolon (;)
comma (,)
colon (:)
7. Try doing this _______ it'll improve your writing.
semicolon (;)
comma (,)
colon (:)
8. A good father _______ Jim always devoted a lot of time to his kids.
semicolon (;)
colon (:)
comma (,)
9. Some people didn't understand him _______ but most did.
colon (:)
semicolon (;)
comma (,)
10. He loves dogs _______ he adopted three from a shelter last month.
semicolon (;)
comma (,)
colon (:)
CHECK ANSWERS
(Your answers will be displayed in a new window)
BACK TO LIST OF EXERCISES
OUR OTHER WEBSITES:
BusinessEnglishSite.com
(ENGLISH)
ESLResourceSite.com
(ENGLISH)
EnglishForMyJob.com
(ENGLISH)
LearnEnglishFeelGood.au
(AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH)
LearnSpanishFeelGood.com
(SPANISH)
LearnPolishFeelGood.com
(POLISH)
RECOMMENDED ENGLISH COURSES (online & offline)
/
OTHER ESL WEBSITES
/
ADVERTISE WITH US
/
ABOUT US
/
COOKIE & PRIVACY POLICY
/
CONTACT: info (at) learnenglishfeelgood.com
(c) 2006-2024
LearnEnglishFeelGood.com
unless otherwise stated. REPOSTING ANY OF OUR CONTENT ONLINE IS
NOT ALLOWED
. Please see our
content policy
before sharing our content.