DIRECTIONS:
1. In TWENTY of the sentences, insert a colon where needed. (20 points)
*You may only add EXACTLY one colon.
*Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add in the colon.
*Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.
2. FIVE of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write none on the line. (5 points)
I love that line from Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
The origin of the earthquake showed on the seismograph; it was below the town of Roland.
I wish I could swim like Colleen and Mariel.
The following crops were ruined by the cold blueberries, oranges, avocados.
The variety show consisted of these acts a juggler, a magician, two comedians, and a mime.
If I leave this instant, I’ll just make the 6 15 from the station!
Who was the famous cynic who said this “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”?
Assemble these materials newspaper, marking pens, and masking tape.
You can pick up the package before 8 00 P.M. today.
“To every thing there is a season” is a quotation from Ecclesiastes 3 1.
So you see my predicament if I say yes, I will feel selfish, and if I say no, I will feel I have missed an opportunity.
Marissa greatly admires the work of the following modern artists Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, and Willem de Kooning.
Many enlistment posters for World War I had this caption “Uncle Sam wants you!”
In order, the first three presidents of the United States were George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
Abyssinia’s national costume consisted of a plum-colored silk shirt, a gray flannel skirt, and a handwoven wool vest.
Before you cross a railroad track, always do this stop, look both ways, and listen.
To begin the sermon, the minister read Mark 4 14–25.
Last summer Keshia read these works by Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, and Tom Sawyer.
After class is over, I would like to meet with Pam, Erin, and Rosa.
The mournful tune began with this line “Yesterday is but a sweet memory.”
At the Chinese restaurant we ordered these appetizers steamed dumplings, fried wonton, and egg rolls.
Three clues suggested that the thief was in a hurry the open window, the muddy footprints on the rug, and a broken vase next to the table.
The main characters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women are four sisters Amy, Beth, Meg, and Jo.
Every morning I try to do the following chores (1) make my bed, (2) pick up my clothes, and (3) rinse my breakfast dishes.
I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the 7 00 A.M. bus.