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EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma

In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 5

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides. — Margaret Thatcher

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides. — Margaret Thatcher

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma - 1 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

2 of 5

I do not believe in an afterlife; although I am bringing a change of underwear. — Woody Allen

I do not believe in an afterlife, although I am bringing a change of underwear. — Woody Allen

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma - 2 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

3 of 5

Once the children were in the house, the air became more vivid and more heated; every object in the house grew more alive. — Mary Gordon

Once the children were in the house, the air became more vivid and more heated every object in the house grew more alive. — Mary Gordon

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma - 3 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

4 of 5

We don’t know what we want but we are ready to bite someone to get it. — Will Rogers

We don’t know what we want, but we are ready to bite someone to get it. — Will Rogers

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma - 4 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 5

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, rich is better. — Sophie Tucker

I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor; rich is better. — Sophie Tucker

EXERCISE 34–3 The semicolon and the comma - 5 of 5: In each pair, choose the sentence that uses semicolons and commas correctly in quotations from well-known writers. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.