Colon and Semi Colon Notes
ENC 1102
1. John loves to go fishing therefore he bought a new boat.
a. Fishing: therefore,
2. Mining towns had high murder rates in contrast murders were extremely rare in farming
communities.
a. Rates; in contrast
3. Select the choice that uses the semi-colon correctly.
a. Tourism has been down; it has been so hot.
4. Immigrants tend to be young and male as a result crime rates are higher in communities
with large immigrant populations.
a. Male; as a result,
5. In the 1860s and 1870s, forty-two percent of New York City's homicide victims were Irish
immigrants even though they comprised only twenty percent of the city's population.
a. Immigrants; even though
6. If you put a colon after a verb, you create a fragment
a. True
7. Choose the sentence that uses the colon correctly.
a. Please bring the following items: ice cream, cake, and soda.
8. I know why she is gaining weight: ice cream. Is the colon used correctly in this sentence?
a. Yes
9. Choose the sentence that uses colon correctly
a. The reasons we lost the game are lack of practice, lack of talent, lack of ambition
10. This sentence uses the colon correctly: I have visited many different counties including:
England, France, and Spain
ENC 1102
1. John loves to go fishing therefore he bought a new boat.
a. Fishing: therefore,
2. Mining towns had high murder rates in contrast murders were extremely rare in farming
communities.
a. Rates; in contrast
3. Select the choice that uses the semi-colon correctly.
a. Tourism has been down; it has been so hot.
4. Immigrants tend to be young and male as a result crime rates are higher in communities
with large immigrant populations.
a. Male; as a result,
5. In the 1860s and 1870s, forty-two percent of New York City's homicide victims were Irish
immigrants even though they comprised only twenty percent of the city's population.
a. Immigrants; even though
6. If you put a colon after a verb, you create a fragment
a. True
7. Choose the sentence that uses the colon correctly.
a. Please bring the following items: ice cream, cake, and soda.
8. I know why she is gaining weight: ice cream. Is the colon used correctly in this sentence?
a. Yes
9. Choose the sentence that uses colon correctly
a. The reasons we lost the game are lack of practice, lack of talent, lack of ambition
10. This sentence uses the colon correctly: I have visited many different counties including:
England, France, and Spain
