Semi-colons for items in a series

Grade 5 Punctuation Worksheet

If you have a list of items which
already use commas, then separate
Use commas and semi-colons to those items with semi-colons.
separate items in these sentences.

1. My mom has visited Dayton Ohio Indianapolis Indiana and Chicago

Illinois.

2. Our color choices for the 3 new flags are red white and blue yellow
green and black and purple pink and white.

3. The pilot will stop in London England Paris France and Tokyo Japan.

4. My brothers were born on July 17 2002 January 3 2006 and

August 4 2008.

5. Brian Stacy and Kelly Ian Carson and Evie and Meredith Michael and
Jason were all competing in the three-person team basketball
tournament.

6. At the wedding, we can eat chicken rice and

vegetables steak potatoes and beans or tofu
noodles and carrots.

7. The doctor told me to eat hamburger which is my protein salad which

is my vegetable and an apple which is my fruit.

8. Our team contains Becky who is great at passing Ronald who is

excellent at shooting and Steve who is good at dribbling.

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Semi-colons for items in a series
Grade 5 Punctuation Worksheet

Answers
1. My mom has visited Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; and
Chicago, Illinois.

2. Our color choices for the 3 new flags are red, white, and blue; yellow,
green, and black; and purple, pink, and white.

3. The pilot will stop in London, England; Paris, France; and Tokyo,
Japan.

4. My brothers were born on July 17, 2002; January 3, 2006; and

August 4, 2008.

5. Brian, Stacy, and Kelly; Ian, Carson, and Evie; and Meredith,
Michael, and Jason were all competing in the three-person team
basketball tournament.

6. At the wedding, we can eat chicken, rice, and vegetables; steak,

potatoes, and beans; or tofu, noodles, and carrots.

7. The doctor told me to eat hamburger, which is my protein; salad,

which is my vegetable; and an apple which is my fruit.

8. Our team contains Becky, who is great at passing; Ronald, who is

excellent at shooting; and Steve, who is good at dribbling.

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