8th Grade Semicolons, Colons and Hyphens Worksheets
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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
Semicolons join closely related clauses and separate list items that already have commas, colons point to an explanation, and hyphens join compound numbers and number phrases. There are 11 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Colons That Introduce an Explanation joins sentences about the Panama Canal, Write Sentences With Conjunctive Adverbs From Notes uses facts about the Hoover Dam, and Semicolons in a Science Lab Summary has 8 errors to fix. Hyphens With Numbers, Ages and Fractions covers words such as twenty-one. These pages practice L.8.2.
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