This is a practice activity for demonstrating the standard uses for semicolons and colons.

Rules for using semicolons and colons. Examples include semicolons with clauses, semicolons with lists, colons with quotes, colons with lists, and colons with appositives. L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause

This site discusses the three major uses of the semicolon and provides examples for each of the uses. Also discusses the use of the colon.

This writing lab site shows students how to correctly use semicolons and colons in punctuation.

This lesson focuses on the differentiating the standard use of semicolons and colons and demonstrating the standard use of colons. It also provides a practice activity.

This lesson focuses on the differentiating the standard use of semicolons and colons and demonstrating the standard use of semicolons. It also provides a practice activity.

Identify when to use semicolons and commas in complex sentences.

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.

This slideshow discusses the difference between colons and semicolons and explains the rules and uses for each.

This resource discusses two uses of the semicolon and provides examples for each use.

Identify whether to use colons or semicolons in sentences!

What purpose does a semicolon serve in punctuation? Explore this website to learn more about this small but powerful grammar tool.

A very thorough and detailed guide to the use of semicolons in English punctuation. Includes several rules and examples.

This video lesson focuses on the rules for using colons and semicolons, which are often confused. It offers rules for the uses of each with specific examples. Real Player is required.

In this learning module, students will learn more about semicolons. Reinforcement worksheets are provided to help students determine when to use a semicolon. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.

Rules and examples in list form demonstrating the proper use of both the colon and semicolon.

The site discusses using semicolons with complete independent clauses, and prepositions.

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.

A ten question punctuation quiz utilizing comma, colon, semicolon, and a period. If answered incorrectly, students are able to select a different answer. The percentage of accuracy from their first answer is calculated at the top.

The first part of this site provides information and examples for the correct usage of the colon and the semicolon. The second part is an exercise. Click on "semi-colon" of "colon" to correctly punctuate the sentence. Then click on...

Site provides information concerning the rules and usage of the grammatical element "the semicolon" in English punctuation. Also includes several examples.

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

This lesson plan focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.

Use this handy guide for a quick reference to punctuation and capitalization rules. Includes rules for end marks, apostrophes, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and many more!