Where does the semicolon belong in the sentence?

McShane has a doll house; he filled it with JFK figures.

the attitude of the speaker or author

Which of the following statements is a fact?

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

He went to prison; he had no support from the outside world

Which sentence uses the colon correctly?

It was 12:00 p.m. when the house was broken into.

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1
"Kobe played some little basketball" is an example of?
metaphor
hyperbole
understatement
pathos
2
Where does the semicolon belong in the sentence?
McShane; has a doll house he filled it with JFK figures.
McShane has a doll; house he filled it with JFK figures.
McShane has a doll house he filled it with; JFK figures.
McShane has a doll house; he filled it with JFK figures.
3
Which is used for a list?
Semicolon
Colon
4
What is tone?
the attitude of the audience
the attitude of the teacher
the attitude of the class
the attitude of the speaker or author
5
Which word is spelled correctly?
treate
treaty
treatie
treatee
6
"Keep me, Protect me, Share Me" is an example of...
parallelism
metaphor
hyperbole
analogy
7
My face is washed, my hair is combed, and my teeth are brushed.
Not Parallel
Parallel
8
Which of the following statements is a fact?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America.
It's harder for a teen to raise a child than a 30 year old.
College graduates are smarter than high school dropouts.
Burning the American flag should be a crime.
9
A theme is the?
Persuasion
reference to biblical, historical, or mythological
universal or central message
name of your favorite song
10
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
John and Cindy at the restaurant; with their first nephew.
He went to prison; he had no support from the outside world
Politics; is a hard topic to convince people on.
The robbers; got away from the kidnapping kids.
11
Rhetoric is defined as
persuasion
exaggeration
a verb
figurine language
12
Which sentence uses the colon correctly?
It was nearly 7 45 when: the criminal was released.
I stole from the cash register: after everyone was killed.
It was 12:00 p.m. when the house was broken into.
Johnny was caught: for stealing from the local gas station.
13
When two things are compared using like or as
Tricolon
Metaphor
Personification
Simile

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