For questions 7–11, each sentence is missing one type of punctuation. Choose the letter of the punctuation that correctly completes each sentence.
7. The pet stores shelves were filled with items I wanted for my pets. (1 point)
apostrophe
semicolon
colon
hyphen
8. At this store, youre invited to bring your pet inside. (1 point)
apostrophe
semicolon
colon
hyphen
9. I didn’t bring Whiskers, my older cat, or Bobtail, my younger cat I did bring Rascal, my dog. (1 point)
apostrophe
semicolon
colon
hyphen
10. An announcement came over the loudspeaker saying the store would stay open until 830 tonight. (1 point)
apostrophe
semicolon
colon
hyphen
11. I walked through the store with a basket I gradually filled the basket with items. (1 point)
apostrophe
semicolon
colon
hyphen
7 apostrophe
8 apostrophe
9 semicolon
10 colon
11 semicolon
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To answer these questions, we need to identify the type of punctuation that correctly completes each sentence. Here's how we can determine the correct answers:
7. In this sentence, we need a punctuation mark to indicate a pause or separation between the two independent clauses. The correct answer is a semicolon (;) because it is usually used to separate closely related independent clauses.
8. In this sentence, we need a punctuation mark to indicate possession or contraction. The correct answer is an apostrophe (') because it is used to show possession or to indicate missing letters in contractions.
9. In this sentence, we need a punctuation mark to separate items in a list. The correct answer is a comma (,) because it is used to separate items in a list, including the last two items.
10. In this sentence, we need a punctuation mark to introduce a related explanation or quote. The correct answer is a colon (:) because it is used to introduce an explanation, example, quote, or list.
11. In this sentence, we need a punctuation mark to indicate a pause or separation between two independent clauses. The correct answer is a semicolon (;) because it is used to separate independent clauses that are closely related.
Therefore, the answers are:
7. semicolon (;)
8. apostrophe (')
9. comma (,)
10. colon (:)
11. semicolon (;)