Name: ________________________________

Semicolon and Colon Practice

Correctly place a semicolon or colon in the following sentences. You may have to remove other
punctuation marks if they interfere with semicolon or colon placement. If no semicolon or colon needs to
be added, write C (for correct) in the left margin.

1. Bert was proud of his new title Vice President of Sales.

2. I have not heard the latest comments therefore, I cannot render an opinion.

3. The new officers are as follows, Ron, the president; Hubert, the vice-president; and Don, the secretary.

4. The siren blew loudly I rushed to the window, and the police raced past as I looked out.

5. We took our raincoats, boots, and umbrellas for the cookout.

6. My son is a medical technician, my daughter, a postal worker, and my wife, an editor.

7. I will sing for the performance, but I will not act.

8. This quiz covers these topics, nouns, verbs, and pronouns.

9. The house looked like what we wanted on the other hand, we had not been inside.

10. The order was requested one week ago however, I expected the package to arrive by now.

11. You asked for forgiveness, he granted it to you.

12. Other people did Bob’s work for him consequently, the office began to run more smoothly.

13. The meeting must include the following people, Mark, Jay, Chris, and Ruby.

14. In Bob’s absence, Harry took care of making copies and answering phone calls.

15. Miss Patsy had the thing she really craved power.