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Semicolon Pretest Text Brazil is a vast country it is almost1 as big as the United States. Spanish is spoken throughout much of South America. The official2 language of Brazil is Portuguese. Brazil is the largest country in South America. It occupies3 almost half the continent. Brazil is a populous country. It has4 more inhabitants than all the other South American countries combined. The Amazon, the earth’s largest river, flows through Brazil. It carries5 more water than any other river. Answer the following questions that relate to the paragraph. 1. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? a. Brazil is; a vast country it is almost as big as the United States. b. Brazil; is a vast country it is almost as big as the United States. c. Brazil is a vast country; it is almost as big as the United States. d. No Change 2. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? a. Spanish is spoken throughout much of South America; the official language of Brazil is Portuguese. b. Spanish is spoken; throughout much of South America the official language of Brazil is Portuguese. c. Spanish is spoken throughout much of South America the official language of Brazil; is Portuguese. d. No Change 3. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? a. Brazil is the largest country in South America; it occupies almost half the continent. b. Brazil; is the largest country in South America it occupies almost half the continent. c. Brazil is the largest country; in South America it occupies almost half of the continent. d. No Change 4. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? a. Brazil is a populous country it has more inhabitants; than all the other South American countries combined. b. Brazil is populous country; it has more inhabitants than all the other South American countries combined. c. Brazil; is populous country it has more inhabitants than all the other South American countries combined. d. No Change 5. Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly? a. The Amazon; the earth’s largest river, flows through Brazil. It carries more water than any other river. b. The Amazon, the earth’s largest river, flows through Brazil; it carries more water than any other river. c. The Amazon, the earth’s largest river, flows through Brazil it carries more water; than any other river. d. No Change
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