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Sterling Posted 19 years ago
Will someone please check me and make sure i am doing this right.
Using semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses
In each sentence below, add the correct punctuation
1. For painting your room, you will need the following: wall paint, paint brushes, and a step-ladder.
2. Nikki’s two cousins (Ingvar and Towald) will be coming from Denmark for the summer.
3. The sermon last Sunday was based on Proverbs 12:1.
4. A thick coat of ice covers the pond as a result; it is safe to ice-skate.
5. Chairs and tables can be made from the following types of wood: oak, teak, maple, or pine.
6. Irene begins each day with a glass of orange juice; Gretchen prefers cranberry juice.
7. Write(“Dear Mr. Andrew”) when you sent your letter to the insurance company.
8. The parking ban will be in effect on the main streets of town from: December until February; for December, each evening; for January and February, each day and evening.
9. The pumpkin bread is in the oven it will be ready at eleven-thirty.
10. The neighbor’s dog a constant barker; annoys all of us.
11. The blue heron stands in shallow water looking for a fish for dinner; however, it finds nothing.
12. My oldest aunt (she’s about seventy) teaches a poetry workshop.
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Will someone please check me and make sure i am doing this right.
Using semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses
In each sentence below, add the correct punctuation
1. For painting your room, you will need the following: wall paint, paint brushes, and a step-ladder.
2. Nikki’s two cousins (Ingvar and Towald) will be coming from Denmark for the summer.
3. The sermon last Sunday was based on Proverbs 12:1.
4. A thick coat of ice covers the pond as a result; it is safe to ice-skate.
5. Chairs and tables can be made from the following types of wood: oak, teak, maple, or pine.
6. Irene begins each day with a glass of orange juice; Gretchen prefers cranberry juice.
7. Write(“Dear Mr. Andrew”) when you sent your letter to the insurance company.
8. The parking ban will be in effect on the main streets of town from: December until February; for December, each evening; for January and February, each day and evening.
9. The pumpkin bread is in the oven it will be ready at eleven-thirty.
10. The neighbor’s dog a constant barker; annoys all of us.
11. The blue heron stands in shallow water looking for a fish for dinner; however, it finds nothing.
12. My oldest aunt (she’s about seventy) teaches a poetry workshop.
Top answer
Hi, Here are some corrections. The rest are OK. 4.
- Hi, Here are some corrections.
- The rest are OK.
- 4.
- A thick coat of ice covers the pond as a result ; it is safe to ice-skate.
- A thick coat of ice covers the pond ; as a result it is safe to ice-skate.
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Hi,
Here are some corrections. The rest are OK.
4. A thick coat of ice covers the pond as a result; it is safe to ice-skate.
A thick coat of ice covers the pond; as a result it is safe to ice-skate.
7. Write(“Dear Mr. Andrew”
Here are some corrections. The rest are OK.
4. A thick coat of ice covers the pond as a result; it is safe to ice-skate.
A thick coat of ice covers the pond; as a result it is safe to ice-skate.
7. Write(“Dear Mr. Andrew”
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