Homework Help: Mrs. sue english help

Posted by Candace on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 11:10pm.

I'm suppose to edit the following sentence by adding either a semi-colon, colon, dashes, or an hyphen where it is needed. I think a semi-colon go behinh creatures.

If your kids like ocean creatures marine life, there’s something they have to see.

Mrs. sue english help - drwls, Monday, August 30, 2010 at 10:21am
Since "ocean creatures" and "marine life" mean about the same thing, it is an awkward sentence no matter how you punctuate it.

If your kids like ocean creatures -- marine life -- there’s something they have to see.

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