NumihanaSeparate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a writer, and Lee, a musician.
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ENGLAND YEAR 6 · ENGLISH · Punctuation
Semicolons inside complex lists.
Separate list items which already contain commas.
Numihana · England Year 6 · English
Semicolons inside complex lists
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Separate list items which already contain commas.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a runner, and Lee, a baker.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a baker, and Lee, a farmer.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a teacher, Alex, a baker, and Lee, a musician.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a writer, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, a farmer.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a runner, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, a gardener.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, an actor.
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Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a writer, and Lee, an actor.
Answer space
Numihana · England Year 6 · English
Semicolons inside complex lists
Answer sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Separate list items which already contain commas.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a writer, and Lee, a musician.
We met Sam, a painter; Alex, a writer; and Lee, a musician.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a runner, and Lee, a baker.
We met Sam, a painter; Alex, a runner; and Lee, a baker.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a baker, and Lee, a farmer.
We met Sam, a painter; Alex, a baker; and Lee, a farmer.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a teacher, Alex, a baker, and Lee, a musician.
We met Sam, a teacher; Alex, a baker; and Lee, a musician.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a writer, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, a farmer.
We met Sam, a writer; Alex, a dancer; and Lee, a farmer.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a runner, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, a gardener.
We met Sam, a runner; Alex, a dancer; and Lee, a gardener.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a dancer, and Lee, an actor.
We met Sam, a painter; Alex, a dancer; and Lee, an actor.
Separate the three people and their descriptions with semicolons. Keep the commas.
We met Sam, a painter, Alex, a writer, and Lee, an actor.
We met Sam, a painter; Alex, a writer; and Lee, an actor.
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Keep each description with its person; separate complete items with semicolons.
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English Appendix 2: Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation · Year 6 · Semicolons within lists
Selected skills, not complete English or SATs coverage.
Read the official source appendix · Source checked2026-10-17 · English pack 1.2.0.
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