Section P: The Colon (Quiz)
9 Questions
| Total Attempts: 574
Add colons where necessary to the following phrases or sentences.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Dear Dr. Malyon
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Dear Dr. Malyon:
- 2.Jordan starts work each day at 3 30 P.M.
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Jordan starts work each day at 3:30 P.M.
- 3.The thunderstorm woke me at about 1 50 A.M.
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The thunderstorm woke me at about 1:50 A.M.
- 4.London Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
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London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
- 5.I’d like to write a book called Heaven It’s Where You Make It.
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I’d like to write a book called Heaven: It’s Where You Make It.
- 6.Dear Personnel Director
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Dear Personnel Director:
- 7.Seattle Coldwater Publishing Company
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Seattle: Coldwater Publishing Company
- 8.The following tasks must be done before we can leave water the plants, clean out the refrigerator, empty the trash, and lock the doors.
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The following tasks must be done before we can leave: water the plants, clean out the refrigerator, empty the trash, and lock the doors.
- 9.Stagestruck A Jubilee Showboat Mystery was written by Cynthia Thomason.
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Stagestruck: A Jubilee Showboat Mystery was written by Cynthia Thomason.
This a multiple choice quiz on how much you know about colons and how they are used in grammar. Be ready to answer any questions about colons.
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1600 | Last updated: Apr 30, 2018
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Sample Question1. When do you use a colon when writing?
Add colons where necessary to the following phrases or sentences.
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 566 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012
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Sample QuestionDear Dr. Malyon
Add colons where necessary to the following phrases or sentences.
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 325 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012
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Sample QuestionFor summer camp, we had to bring the following sleeping bag, pillow, swim suit, and towel.
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