EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma

EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma

Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

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We always looked forward to Thanksgiving in Vermont: It was our only chance to see our Grady cousins.

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Suggested revision: Correct [Either It or it is correct.]
EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - We always looked forward to Thanksgiving in Vermont: It was our only chance to see our Grady cousins.

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If we have come to fight, we are far too few, if we have come to die, we are far too many.

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Suggested revision: If we have come to fight, we are far too few; if we have come to die, we are far too many.
EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - If we have come to fight, we are far too few, if we have come to die, we are far too many.

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The travel package includes: a round-trip ticket to Athens, a cruise through the Cyclades, and all hotel accommodations.

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Suggested revision: The travel package includes a round-trip ticket to Athens, a cruise through the Cyclades, and all hotel accommodations.
EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The travel package includes: a round-trip ticket to Athens, a cruise through the Cyclades, and all hotel accommodations.

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The news article portrays the land use proposal as reckless; although 62 percent of the town’s residents support it.

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Suggested revision: The news article portrays the land use proposal as reckless, although 62 percent of the town’s residents support it.
EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The news article portrays the land use proposal as reckless; although 62 percent of the town’s residents support it.

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Psychologists Kindlon and Thompson (2000) offer parents a simple starting point for raising male children, “Teach boys that there are many ways to be a man” (p. 256).

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Suggested revision: Psychologists Kindlon and Thompson (2000) offer parents a simple starting point for raising male children: “Teach boys that there are many ways to be a man” (p. 256).
EXERCISE 35–1 The colon, the semicolon, and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma, the semicolon, or the colon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Psychologists Kindlon and Thompson (2000) offer parents a simple starting point for raising male children, “Teach boys that there are many ways to be a man” (p. 256).

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