What is the correct placement of the semicolon?

She likes food; popcorn is her favorite snack.

Which sentence is correct?

Dave went for a bike ride; he covered at least forty miles.

When does an exception to the rules occur?

when the two clauses are short and conversational

Where is the semicolon placed correctly?

I am a hunter; I shot an elk in Colorado.

Where is the semicolon properly placed?

Making example sentences is hard; we have to do it anyways.

When are you NOT supposed to use a semicolon?

combining two dependent clauses

Choose the correct punctuation

You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.

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1
What is the correct placement of the semicolon?
She; likes food; popcorn is her favorite.
She likes food popcorn; is her favorite snack.
She likes; food popcorn is her favorite snack.
She likes food; popcorn is her favorite snack.
2
Which sentence is correct?
Dave went for a bike ride; he covered at least forty miles.
Dave went for a long bike ride he was tired at the end.
Dave went for a bike ride, he covered at least forty miles.
Dave went for a bike ride, he covered forty miles.
3
What do semicolons join together?
Two dependent clauses
Two independent clauses
Two adverbs
Two fragments
4
When does an exception to the rules occur?
when the two clauses are short and conversational
when the subject doesn't relate to the sentence
when Mr. Levinski says so
when there are two subjects
5
Where is a semicolon placed when with conjunctive adverbs?
after
before
they never go together
in between
6
Where is the semicolon placed correctly?
I am a hunter; I shot an elk in Colorado.
I am a hunter and shot an elk in Colorado.
I am a hunter; and shot an elk in Colorado.
I am a hunter, I shot an elk in Colorado.
7
How many semicolons should there be? "I did not call myself a poet I told people I wrote poems"
1
3
0
2
8
Where is the semicolon properly placed?
Making example sentences is; hard we have to do it anyways.
Making example sentences is hard, but we have to do it.
Making example sentences is hard; we have to do it anyways.
Making example sentences is challenging.
9
When are you NOT supposed to use a semicolon?
combining two independent clauses
with conjunctive adverbs
combining two dependent clauses
to separate groups that contain commas
10
Choose the correct punctuation
You asked for forgiveness he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness: he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness; he granted it to you.
You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.

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