Semi-Colons Review: Quiz 1

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1. Question
This quiz tests all the different uses of semi-colons. Please pick the best option:
- A fanzine is a magazine published by the fans of a performing artist; a group; or a type of entertainment.
- A fanzine is a magazine published by the fans of a performing artist, a group, or a type of entertainment.
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- He would never cross a picket line; she would never picket in the first place.
- He would never cross a picket line, she would never picket in the first place.
- He would never cross a picket line. She would never picket in the first place.
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- The mollusc is a soft, fleshy invertebrate that usually has a shell and a feeding structure called a radula; examples include both the squid and the snail.
- The mollusc is a soft, fleshy invertebrate that usually has a shell and a feeding structure called a radula, examples include both the squid and the snail.
- The mollusc is a soft, fleshy invertebrate that usually has a shell and a feeding structure called a radula. Examples include both the squid and the snail.
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- If your grandmother knit you a bathing suit; would you be in stitches?
- If your grandmother knit you a bathing suit, would you be in stitches?
- If your grandmother knit you a bathing suit. Would you be in stitches?
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5. Question
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- I will argue that Curious George is an allegory of colonialism; moreover, I will suggest that unless we read all children's stories for their deeper meanings we will not progress as a society.
- I will argue that Curious George is an allegory of colonialism, moreover, I will suggest that unless we read all children's stories for their deeper meanings we will not progress as a society.
- I will argue that Curious George is an allegory of colonialism. Moreover, I will suggest that unless we read all children's stories for their deeper meanings we will not progress as a society.
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- I entered a writing contest with prices in three genres: post card fiction, for those who like to travel, clerihews, for the satirical among us, and acrostics, for beginner poets I suppose.
- I entered a writing contest with prices in three genres: post card fiction; for those who like to travel; clerihews; for the satirical among us; and acrostics; for beginner poets I suppose.
- I entered a writing contest with prices in three genres: post card fiction, for those who like to travel; clerihews, for the satirical among us; and acrostics, for beginner poets I suppose.
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- Martha looked like a statue on Easter Island; George was wondering what the weather forecast would be.
- Martha looked like a statue on Easter Island, George was wondering what the weather forecast would be.
- Martha looked like a statue on Easter Island. George was wondering what the weather forecast would be.
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- Wang Wei was great at speed dating; less skilled at maintaining a relationship.
- Wang Wei was great at speed dating. He was less skilled at maintaining a relationship.
- Wang Wei was great at speed dating; he was less skilled at maintaining a relationship.
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9. Question
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- My girlfriend absolutely loves Turkish Delight, Roman Candles, and French kisses.
- My girlfriend absolutely loves Turkish Delight; Roman Candles; and French kisses.
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10. Question
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- He grabbed a cigarette, ignoring the package label’s warning, which promised imminent death; but he never had a chance to take a puff, for, as soon as he flicked his lighter, the gas station exploded.
- He grabbed a cigarette, ignoring the package label’s warning, which promised imminent death, but he never had a chance to take a puff, for, as soon as he flicked his lighter, the gas station exploded.
- He grabbed a cigarette, ignoring the package label’s warning, which promised imminent death. But he never had a chance to take a puff, for, as soon as he flicked his lighter, the gas station exploded.
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