1. SEMICOLONS AND COLONS Game on…Punctuation smack down!

2. Semicolons  Are used in the place of a period.  Are used in place of a comma + subordinating conjunction.  for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so  Join two complete sentences that are related in idea, thought, or style.  He came into the room; he conquered the angry crowd.

3. Semicolons  Use conjunctive adverbs followed by a comma.  Works like AND to JOIN Besides Furthermore moreover  Works like BUT to CONTRAST However Still nevertheless  Use conjunctive adverbs followed by a comma.  Shows a RESULT Consequently Therefore Thus  Shows two things are EQUAL Equally Likewise Similarly

4. Semicolons  My brother listens to punk rock I listen to country music.  Margarita listens to the Beatles however she also likes jazz music.

5. Colons  Introduce a list of FOUR or more items.  Certain items are still difficult to recycle foam cups, car tires, and toxic chemical.  Introduce a sentence, question, or quote.  This is why air pollution is bad We are sacrificing our health and the health of all other life on the planet.  Are used after salutations in letters.  Dear Virginia  Dear Editor  Are used between numbers to indicate time.  My thermostat automatically sets my heat to sixty degrees between 11 00 p.m. and 6 00 a.m.  Do NOT come after VERBS or PREPOSITIONS

6. Add the semicolons or colons to the sentence in the correct place. You may need to add commas as well.  My friends and I want to start our own band however we can’t agree on a name for it.  I think the name Purple Watermelons is cool Yuri thinks it’s too weird.  Our band wants to get some experience playing in public as a result we’re willing to play anywhere.  We play many difference kinds of music however we don’t play anything very well.

7. Add the semicolons or colons to the sentence in the correct place. You may need to add commas as well.  My mom thinks there’s only one word to describe our band loud.  Umberto plays the following instruments saxophone guitar trumpet electric bass synthesizer and drums.  Last week we played at the Summerdale Senior Center they didn’t like our music.  We try to play all kinds of music folk punk rap and country.

8. Add the semicolons or colons to the sentence in the correct place. You may need to add commas as well.  My friends and I dream of recording a hit song we want to be big stars.  We practice in our garage many famous musicians started out by playing in unique places garages attics churches and parks.  We experiment with new styles we have a country-pop song, a folk-punk song, and a swing rock song.  Out best gig so far was the kindergarten graduation we really had those kids rocking.