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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Using Colons and Semicolons

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Identify whether to use colons or semicolons in sentences!
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Grammar Tips

Colons, and Semicolons, and Bears!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Refer to this short article if you need help with using semicolons or colons. There are several examples of both correct and incorrect usage, as well as a clear explanation of the difference.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Commas vs. Semicolons in Compound Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson presents information on the use of the comma and semicolon in a compound sentence. A link will take you to an interactive exercise that applies the mechanics content. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Uses of the Semicolon and Colon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This writing lab site shows students how to correctly use semicolons and colons in punctuation.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Semicolons: Lesson 10

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces semicolons, discusses how they are used, and provides a semicolon quiz. It is 10 of 10 in the series titled "Semicolons."
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The Economist

The Economist: Economist Style Guide: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides a brief discussion of each of the following types of punctuation: apostrophes, brackets, colons, commas, dashes, full-stops, inverted commas, question marks, and semi-colons. Examples are included for each type of...
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The Guide to Grammar & Style provides this tutorial on two common uses for the semicolon: 1)to separate items in a list after a colon, and 2)to separate two independent clauses in one sentence.