the book had some nice features, such as: a hard-bound cover, a ribbon for a bookmark, and the author's signature.
2. German grammar is simple: in that language, there are no exceptions to the rules.
3. Her daughter went on a diet that consisted of all fast food: Hamburgurs, hot dogs, and french fries.
4. The little boy handed Santa a list that said he wanted: a truck, a train, and a million dollars.
5. Her mind flew so quickly-she had so much to remember-that she forgot to stop at the light.
6. The gardner-took the and the shovel-and began to plant the flowers.
7. You will need to write both short-and long-term goals.
8. The president-elect of the rotary club had the winning ticket.
9.Please buy three half gallon containers of ice cream for the party.
10. the ill defined terms somehow were not clear to her.
11. The police officer checked her rear-view mirror when she heard the screeching tires. (someone had rear-ended her the night before).
12. You should be able to complete your program in two (2) years.
13. The textbook had recently been revised.(the last revision took place in 1921.)
1. the book had some nice features, such as: a hard-bound cover, a ribbon for a bookmark, and the author's signature. Capitalize the first letter of the sentence; delete the colon (no punctuation is needed there).
2. German grammar is simple: in that language, there are no exceptions to the rules. Capitalize the first letter after the colon; you do this when it's an independent clause following the colon.
3. Her daughter went on a diet that consisted of all fast food: Hamburgurs, hot dogs, and french fries. Lower case letter after the colon (not an independent clause after the colon), capital "F" on "French."
4. The little boy handed Santa a list that said he wanted: a truck, a train, and a million dollars. correct
5. Her mind flew so quickly-she had so much to remember-that she forgot to stop at the light. You neet dashes in those two places, not hyphens. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/dash.htm
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6. The gardner-took the and the shovel-and began to plant the flowers. Remove both hyphens; no extra punctuation is needed in this sentence.
7. You will need to write both short-and long-term goals. correct
8. The president-elect of the rotary club had the winning ticket.
9.Please buy three half gallon containers of ice cream for the party. Read about hyphens above, and then decide where the one hyphen should go in this sentence.
10. the ill defined terms somehow were not clear to her. Capitalize the first letter of the sentence; read about hyphens above; this sentence needs one hyphen.
11. The police officer checked her rear-view mirror when she heard the screeching tires. (someone had rear-ended her the night before). The first part is OK, but within the parentheses there's a sentence; what corrections do you need to make to the sentence?
12. You should be able to complete your program in two (2) years. OK
13. The textbook had recently been revised.(the last revision took place in 1921.) See #11 above.
#7 is correct as it is.
A bleeping sound came from his pocket it was his mobile phone signalling he would have to respond right away wouldnt he
can you help me punctuate this sentence?
1. In this sentence, there is a list of features that the book has. The colon (:) is used to introduce the list. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The book had some nice features, such as a hard-bound cover, a ribbon for a bookmark, and the author's signature."
2. This sentence states that German grammar is simple because there are no exceptions to the rules. This can be seen by the use of the colon (:) to introduce the reason or explanation. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "German grammar is simple since there are no exceptions to the rules."
3. In this sentence, the colon (:) is used to introduce a list of items that the daughter's diet consists of. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "Her daughter went on a diet that consisted of all fast food, including hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries."
4. Here, the colon (:) is used to introduce a list of items that the little boy wants. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The little boy handed Santa a list that said he wanted a truck, a train, and a million dollars."
5. This sentence uses a hyphen (-) to show a continuation of thought. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "Her mind flew so quickly (she had so much to remember) that she forgot to stop at the light."
6. In this sentence, the writer uses a colon (:) to introduce the action of the gardener. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The gardener took the and the shovel and began to plant the flowers."
7. Here, a hyphen (-) is used to indicate a range or combination of goals. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "You will need to write both short- and long-term goals."
8. This sentence uses a hyphen (-) to indicate the compound word "president-elect." The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The president-elect of the rotary club had the winning ticket."
9. In this sentence, the writer uses a hyphen (-) to indicate a compound word "half gallon." The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "Please buy three half-gallon containers of ice cream for the party."
10. Here, the writer uses a hyphen (-) to connect two words, "ill" and "defined," to create a compound adjective. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The terms that were ill-defined somehow were not clear to her."
11. This sentence uses parentheses () to provide additional information about the police officer's actions. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The police officer checked her rear-view mirror when she heard the screeching tires (someone had rear-ended her the night before)."
12. In this sentence, the parentheses () are used to show that the number "2" is written in a different form for emphasis. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "You should be able to complete your program in two years."
13. This sentence uses parentheses () to provide additional information about the textbook's revisions. The sentence could be rephrased as follows: "The textbook had recently been revised, with the last revision taking place in 1921."