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Exercise P3-9
The colon, the semicolon, and the comma
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In each pair, click on the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
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Example
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Correct. No mark of punctuation should appear between the verb are and its subject complement, the list lizards . . . turtles. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. No mark of punctuation should appear between a verb and its subject complement. The colon should be used after a full independent clause, not after part of an independent clause. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive or a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a semicolon, is used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive or a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A comma should be used after the transitional phrase For example. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A comma, not a colon, should be used after the transitional phrase For example. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a comma, should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a semicolon, should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. No mark of punctuation should appear between a verb and its direct object. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. No mark of punctuation should appear between a verb and its direct object. The colon should be used after a full independent clause, not after part of an independent clause. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a comma, should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a semicolon, should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive or a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a semicolon, should be used after an independent clause to direct attention to an appositive or a list. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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Correct. A colon should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
Sorry. A colon, not a comma, should be used after an independent clause to introduce a quotation. For more help, see sections P1 and P3.
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