Semicolons HW2: 1/27/2015- Due at the beginning of class tomorrow! Name: ______________
Directions: Circle the sentence that has correct punctuation (semicolons, commas, periods).
1. Sentence 1: The cow is brown, it is also old.
Sentence 2: The cow is brown; it is also old.
2. Sentence 1: I like cows, however, I hate the way they smell.
Sentence 2: I like cows; however, I hate the way they smell.
3. Sentence 1: I like cows: they give us milk, which tastes good, they give us beef, which
also tastes good, and they give us leather, which is used for shoes and coats.
Sentence 2: I like cows: they give us milk, which tastes good; they give us beef, which
also tastes good; and they give us leather, which is used for shoes and coats.
4. Sentence 1: The cow is brown; but not old.
Sentence 2: The cow is brown, but not old.
5. Sentence 1: Because cows smell, they offend me.
Sentence 2 : Because cows smell; they offend me.
Semicolons HW2: 1/27/2015- Due at the beginning of class tomorrow! Name: ______________
Directions: Circle the sentence that has correct punctuation (semicolons, commas, periods).
1. Sentence 1: The cow is brown, it is also old.
Sentence 2: The cow is brown; it is also old.
2. Sentence 1: I like cows, however, I hate the way they smell.
Sentence 2: I like cows; however, I hate the way they smell.
3. Sentence 1: I like cows: they give us milk, which tastes good, they give us beef, which
also tastes good, and they give us leather, which is used for shoes and coats.
Sentence 2: I like cows: they give us milk, which tastes good; they give us beef, which
also tastes good; and they give us leather, which is used for shoes and coats.
4. Sentence 1: The cow is brown; but not old.
Sentence 2: The cow is brown, but not old.
5. Sentence 1: Because cows smell, they offend me.
Sentence 2 : Because cows smell; they offend me.