Do you actually know English?

[Taylor]

http://www.playbuzz.com/jonb10/do-you-actually-know-english

 

I got 14/16. Looks like I need to go back to school!

[HaloMagic]

Wonder what HaloThunder scored.

[gotbeer]

Ouch.  13/16.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, I admit.  I scored a lot better than I thought I would.

[arch stanton]

16/16

 

Has anyone here ever actually written a sentence and used a semicolon on purpose?

[HaloMagic]

In college.

[m0nkey]

Close minded got me

[Schildog]

I feel like the semicolon question is bs.

[mancini79]

Apparently I'm closed-minded when it comes to semicolons.

[Blarg]

Do not fear the Semi Bartolo

 

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

[Sam Sanchez]

Close minded got me

 

Same one for me.

[Ordos]

16/16

Has anyone here ever actually written a sentence and used a semicolon on purpose?

16/16, and yes, I am quite fond of semicolons.

[Ray McKigney]

4/16. I adhere only to the rules of Ebonics. 

Edited July 29, 2014 by Ray McKigney

[arch stanton]

16/16, and yes, I am quite fond of semicolons.

You do realize they have nothing to do with getting half an enema, right?

[Tank]

Wonder what HaloThunder scored.

4/semi-colon actually marks for an exclamation point.

[Tank]

15/16

Messed up on semi-colon

[Lou]

16/16

threw out one of the semi-colon answers and guessed right from the 2 remaining

[Spencer]

16

To answer arch's question, you're all a bunch of ignorant peasants ; )

[Kevin]

I am eagerly awaiting for Englishcop to reveal his scores.

[Blarg]

He wrote the test.

[mtangelsfan]

15/16.  Got lucky and guessed correctly on the semi-colon question but close minded got me.

[Glen]

16/16, and I loves me some semicolon.

[sneaky_flute]

According to various sources, "close-minded" and "closed-minded" are both correct. 

[HaloMagic]

According to various sources, "close-minded" and "closed-minded" are both correct.

So you got 15/16.

[sneaky_flute]

I got 16/16. That website got 15/16.

[red321]

The options are phrased very poorly, yeah.  

 

Basically, it has to combine independent clauses that are related....in other words, both sides of the semicolon must have a subject and verb.  

 

Technically, even if independent clauses are closely related, it's fine to just use a period to separate them.  Another option is to use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so...FANBOYS).  

 

So let's take these 2 closely related independent clauses:

 

IC 1:  The dog is wet (sub=dog, verb=is)

IC 2:  He hates it. (sub=he, verb=hates)

 

These are the three ways to combine them:

 

1) Use as semicolon:  The dog is wet; he hates it. 

2) Use a comma and coordinating conjunction: The dog is wet, and he hates it.

3) Use a good old-fashioned period:  The dog is wet.  He hates it.  

 

Excellent run down...I wait with baited breath for : and -