Question 1: To introduce a list of items
Question 2: To separate subjects from verbs in a sentence
Question 3: The day felt like a long winding road: it seemed as if it would never be over.
Question 4: The unavoidable happened on a warm August morning: school began.
Question 5: To join two independent clauses
Question 6: To introduce a list of items
Question 7: The shoes come in four colors: Magenta, teal, chartreuse, and evergreen.
Question 8: I need three things for photography club: a camera, a tripod, and photo editing software.
Question 1(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Read the sentence. Then, answer the question that follows.
The team needed to find three more items to win the scavenger hunt: a picture of a clown, a fish in an aquarium, and a person wearing overalls.
What is the function of the colon in this sentence?
To emphasize a word
To formally address someone
To introduce a list of items
To join two independent clauses
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 LC)
Which of the following is not a function of a colon?
To emphasize a word or phrase at the end of a sentence
To introduce a list of items in a sentence
To join closely related independent clauses
To separate subjects from verbs in a sentence
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
A long winding road: it seemed as if the day would never be over.
A long winding road was like the day it seemed: it would never be over.
The day felt like a long winding road: it seemed as if it would never be over.
The day felt like: a long winding road that seemed as if it would never be over.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
School began: on a warm August morning the unavoidable happened.
School began when: the unavoidable happened on a warm August morning.
The unavoidable happened when school began on: a warm August morning.
The unavoidable happened on a warm August morning: school began.
Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
When the hikers heard something large moving in the woods behind them, they knew there was one thing left to do: run!
What is the function of the colon in this sentence?
To emphasize a word or phrase
To formally address someone
To introduce a list of items
To join two independent clauses
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Read the sentence. Then, answer the question that follows.
Her style was unpredictable: one day she wore sweatpants and the next, a sequined gown.
What is the function of the colon in this sentence?
To emphasize a word
To formally address someone
To introduce a list of items
To join two independent clauses
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
The shoes come in: Magenta, teal, chartreuse, and evergreen.
The shoes come in four colors: magenta, teal, chartreuse, and evergreen.
The shoes come in: magenta, teal, chartreuse, and evergreen.
The shoes come in four colors: Magenta, teal, chartreuse, and evergreen.
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(03.06 MC)
Marley wrote the following sentence:
I need three things for photography club: a camera: a tripod: and photo editing software.
How would you correctly revise the punctuation in this sentence?
I need three things for photography club: A camera, a tripod, and photo editing software.
For photography club, I need: the following a camera, a tripod, and photo editing software.
For photography club: I need the following a camera, a tripod, and photo editing software.
I need three things for photography club: a camera, a tripod, and photo editing software.
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