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Year 8 English Quiz: Semi-Colons

Instructions:

Read each question carefully and provide your answer in the space provided. There is one correct answer for each question.


  1. Define a semi-colon and explain its primary use in writing.
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  2. Rewrite the following pair of sentences using a semi-colon appropriately:
    "I love reading. My sister prefers watching movies."

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  3. Identify the error in the following sentence and correct it:
    "He enjoys playing football; however he prefers training at the gym."

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  4. Provide an example of a sentence that uses a semi-colon to connect two closely related independent clauses.
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  5. In the following sentence, explain whether the semi-colon is used correctly or incorrectly:
    "We visited Paris last summer; it was an unforgettable experience."

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