Commas, Colons, and Semi-Colons

Commas, Colons, and Semi-Colons

Punctuate the following sentences correctly, placing commas, colons or semi-colons in the blank spaces. Some spaces might require no punctuation.

1.

Your

reading

list

consists

of

the

following

The

Catcher

in

the

Rye,

The

Great

Gatsby,

The

Five

Little

Pigs,

and

The

Stand.

2.

The

young

man

was

grounded

for

three

weeks

over

the

summer

and

he

learned

from

the

experience.

3.

Some

people

like

to

attend

the

early

service

Sunday

mornings

others

prefer

the

11:00

a.m.

service.

4.

Unless

you

put

the

leftovers

in

the

refrigerator

the

same

day

they

were

made

saving

them

does

almost

no

good.

5.

The

house

has

many

lovely

features

including

wooden

floors,

a

remodeled

master

bedroom,

and

a

large

game

room

for

the

children.

6.

Kermit

the

Frog

and

Miss

Piggy

have

always

been

my

favorite

Muppets.

7.

President

Bush

loves

the

state

of

Texas

and

often

visits.

8.

At

the

end

of

their

performance

members

of

the

choir

exited

the

stage.

9.

Greg,

Marsha,

Peter,

Jan,

Bobby,

and

Cindy

were

all

Brady

children.

10.

My

favorite

animals

are

geckos,

snakes,

iguanas,

and

spiders.

11.

Most

of

the

cadets

have

completed

rigorous

physical

training

before

but

only

two

were

able

to

complete

the

obstacle

course

in

the

allotted

amount

of

time

yesterday.

12.

Voters

don't

want

promises

they

want

action.

13.

I

plan

to

travel

to

Spain

I

know

many

people

there.

14.

It

by

Stephen

King

is

one

of

my

favorite

books.

15.

The

test

will

be

Tuesday

at

3:00

p.m.

16.

Everyone

in

the

movie

theatre

screamed

when

the

killer

stormed

out

of

the

shadows

no

one

wanted

the

innocent

young

woman

to

die.

17.

I've

always

liked

this

story

haven't

you?

18.

"You

have

two

months

to

sell

as

many

candy

bars

as

possible

"

the

group

leader

said.

19.

I

love

the

University

of

Oklahoma

don't

you?

20.

Samuel

L.

Clemens

also

known

as

Mark

Twain

is

among

America's

most

famous

authors.

21.

I

would

rather

use

a

pencil

than

a

pen

any

day.

22.

My

best

friends

Nancy

and

Stacey

have

always

been

there

for

me.

23.

Jane's

brother

is

a

Democrat

however

I

am

a

Republican.

24.

The

radio

stations

I

enjoy

listening

to

most

are

first

KJ103

second

98.9KISSFM

and

third

KOMA.

25.

When

time

runs

out

you

will

need

to

immediately

drop

your

pencils.

26.

Jeb

is

a

fisherman

and

loves

to

eat

catfish.

27.

She

gets

such

good

grades

but

hardly

ever

studies.

28.

I

studied

French

for

seven

years

and

can

read

it

well

but

I

have

trouble

speaking

it.

29.

Blue

isn't

a

good

color

on

you

but

red

is.

30.

She's

been

practicing

for

weeks

and

I

think

she

will

do

fine.

31.

I

will

bet

you

$1,000

that

Sheila

forgets

her

lines.

32.

Five

books

three

articles

and

two

papers

are

too

much

to

read

for

an

intersession

course.

33.

Of

the

three

German

Shepherd

puppies

the

one

with

the

brown

ears

is

my

favorite.

34.

He

wouldn't

settle

down

until

his

mother

gave

him

a

spanking.

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