Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildCover the list with your hand. If what is left is a whole sentence, the colon can stay.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: a coat, a hat · You will need two things: a coat and a hat.
Tick: a coat, a warm one; a hat, a woolly one; gloves, thick ones
Tick: jelly, cake and ice cream · For pudding we have jelly, cake and ice cream.
4 · Help Polpetta
The colon cannot stay because The ingredients are is not a whole sentence. Cover the list and what is left cannot stand up on its own, so the colon has to go: The ingredients are mango, ice and lime.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
The ingredients are:
The ingredients are
2
Bring these;
Bring these:
3
Pack a lime, cut thin, fresh mint, one cherry.
Pack a lime, cut thin; fresh mint; one cherry.
You will need three things: ice, lime and soda. is the colon that is already right (the decoy). Accept a rewrite such as You will need three things: mango, peach and honey. for the first mistake.
MediumA whole sentence in front of the colon. Semicolons only when the items already carry commas.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Ac Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: mango, lime, mint · The smoothie needs three things: mango, lime and mint.
Tick: Mix mango, frozen; ice, crushed; lime, cut., Pack a hat, red; a scarf, long; gloves, warm.
4 · Help Polpetta
The words in front of the colon must make a whole sentence. The ingredients are cannot stand on its own, so either take the colon out (The ingredients are mango, ice and lime.) or make the front a sentence (You will need three things: mango, ice and lime.).
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
The ingredients are:
The ingredients are
2
Gather these;
Gather these:
3
mango, frozen, peach, ripe, lime, freshly cut
mango, frozen; peach, ripe; lime, freshly cut
4
Add the extras,
Add the extras:
You will need three things: is the colon that is already right (the decoy). Layer the fruit in this order: is also a correct colon. For the first mistake accept either dropping the colon or rewriting the front as a whole sentence.
SpicyThe colon needs a sentence in front of it. The semicolon only earns its place when the commas run out.
1 · Tick the right one
a Bb Ac Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
You will need four things: mango, sliced thin; crushed ice; lime, freshly cut; soda.
Pack a lime, cut thin, fresh mint, one cherry. Pack a lime, cut thin; fresh mint; one cherry. I would print the second one because the semicolons show where each item ends.
Wrong: The ingredients are: mango, ice and lime. Rewrite: You will need three things: mango, ice and lime.
4 · Help Polpetta
The ingredients are is still not a whole sentence, so the colon still cannot stay; he needs something like You will need three things: in front of it. The items have no commas inside them, so commas are plenty and the semicolons are just showing off.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
The ingredients are:
The ingredients are
2
Gather these;
Gather these:
3
mango, frozen, peach, ripe, lime, freshly cut
mango, frozen; peach, ripe; lime, freshly cut
4
Add the extras,
Add the extras:
5
Garnish with:
Garnish with
6
the mango, the berry; and the lemon
the mango, the berry and the lemon
Three colons are already right: You will need three things:, Layer the fruit in this order: and Chill three jugs overnight:. The mistake in the last one is the semicolon mixed in with the commas (the list that uses two different marks).