EXERCISE P3–2 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE P3-2The semicolon and the comma

Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

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Strong black coffee will not sober you up, the truth is that time is the only way to get alcohol out of your system.

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Suggested revision: Strong black coffee will not sober you up; the truth is that time is the only way to get alcohol out of your system.
EXERCISE P3-2 The semicolon and the comma The semicolon and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Strong black coffee will not sober you up, the truth is that time is the only way to get alcohol out of your system.

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Margaret was not surprised to see hail and vivid lightning, conditions had been right for violent weather all day.

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Suggested revision: Margaret was not surprised to see hail and vivid lightning; conditions had been right for violent weather all day.
EXERCISE P3-2 The semicolon and the comma The semicolon and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Margaret was not surprised to see hail and vivid lightning, conditions had been right for violent weather all day.

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There is often a fine line between right and wrong; good and bad; truth and deception.

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Suggested revision: There is often a fine line between right and wrong, good and bad, truth and deception.
EXERCISE P3-2 The semicolon and the comma The semicolon and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - There is often a fine line between right and wrong; good and bad; truth and deception.

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My mother always says that you can’t learn common sense; either you’re born with it or you’re not.

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Suggested revision: Correct
EXERCISE P3-2 The semicolon and the comma The semicolon and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - My mother always says that you can’t learn common sense; either you’re born with it or you’re not.

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Severe, unremitting pain is a ravaging force; especially when the patient tries to hide it from others.

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Suggested revision: Severe, unremitting pain is a ravaging force, especially when the patient tries to hide it from others.
EXERCISE P3-2 The semicolon and the comma The semicolon and the comma - Edit the following sentences to correct errors in the use of the comma and the semicolon. If a sentence is correct, write “correct” after it. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Severe, unremitting pain is a ravaging force; especially when the patient tries to hide it from others.