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Introduce, or Join?

The colon that introduces and the semicolon that joins

Lesson 13
Mild
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Read each half on its own. If both stand, a comma cannot join them, the semicolon can.

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Tick the right one

aLeo washed up; Mia dried.Leo washed up, Mia dried.introduce or join?
bThe oven is hot, the pan is ready.The oven is hot; the pan is ready.introduce or join?
cThe bell rang, service began.The bell rang; service began.introduce or join?
dThe soup was cold; the service was slow.The soup was cold, the service was slow.introduce or join?
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Find the 3 mistakes

Polpetta pinned up the day's news. The oven is hot, the pan is ready. One rule matters: taste before you serve. The bread had gone, nobody knew who took it. Leo washed up, Mia dried.
Read each half alone. One mark in here is already doing its job perfectly.
Write the corrections here
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Introduce, or Join?

Lesson 13 · Mild · side 2

Name
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Now you write

☆☆☆
a The kitchen was quiet; ___
Tick 1the oven hummedbananaand thenbecause
Write the whole sentence:
The kitchen was quiet;
b One thing was missing: ___
Tick 1the chefandwasquickly
Write the whole sentence:
One thing was missing:
c The same two sentences kept apart by a full stop. Which is right?
Tick 1The kitchen was quiet. The oven hummed.The kitchen was quiet. the oven hummed.The kitchen was quiet the oven hummed.The kitchen was quiet, the oven hummed.
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I wrote the kitchen sign. The oven is hot, the pan is ready. Snappy, no?

Say why, then finish the sentence: the comma cannot stay because…
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