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In which box should there be a semicolon (;)?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
What is one purpose of semicolons?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
Read the sentence. Idaho is filled with many natural wonders rainforests, alpine peaks, barren deserts, fertile farmland, plus places like the River of No Return. Which is the correct place to use a colon in the sentence?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
What is the purpose of a colon?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
Read this sentence. Mexico, however, should also be mentioned in the same breath, thanks to the following artists Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. What is the correct punctuation of the underlined part of the sentence?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
to separate compound sentences
B Apples are my favorite fruit pears are a close second.
The very old house on the corner did not look old; it had been restored and looked beautiful.
A artists: Diego River
B Cassandra clapped with enthusiasm; her team had won the soccer match.
to create space
B Many of the birds appeared sick, however, the veterinarian declared each healthy.
A after the word wonders
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