For questions 7–11, each sentence is missing one type of punctuation. Choose the letter of the punctuation that correctly completes each sentence.
Key: ☺ = My Answer!
7. The pet stores shelves were filled with items I wanted for my pets.
a. apostrophe ☺
b. semicolon
c. colon
d. hyphen
8. At this store, youre invited to bring your pet inside.
a. apostrophe ☺
b. semicolon
c. colon
d. hyphen
9. I didn’t bring Whiskers, my older cat, or Bobtail, my younger cat I did bring Rascal, my dog.
a. apostrophe
b. semicolon
c. colon
d. hyphen ☺
10. An announcement came over the loudspeaker saying the store would stay open until 830 tonight.
a. apostrophe
b. semicolon
c. colon ☺
d. hyphen
11. I walked through the store with a basket I gradually filled the basket with items.
a. apostrophe
b. semicolon ☺
c. colon
d. hyphen
I disagree with your answer for 9. The others are right.
TY! So #9 is semicolon, right?
Yes! ☺
Thx!
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To determine the correct punctuation for each sentence, let's analyze the structure and meaning of each sentence:
7. The sentence is complete and does not require any specific punctuation. ☺
8. The sentence requires the contraction of "you are" to be correctly punctuated. Therefore, the correct choice is "a. apostrophe." ☺
9. The sentence is missing a punctuation mark to separate the two items in a list: "my older cat" and "my younger cat." Therefore, the correct choice is "c. colon." ☺
10. The sentence introduces a direct quotation ("the store would stay open until 830 tonight"). To introduce a direct quotation, we use a colon. Therefore, the correct choice is "c. colon." ☺
11. The sentence consists of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction ("I walked through the store with a basket" and "I gradually filled the basket with items"). To properly connect these two clause, we should use a semicolon. Therefore, the correct choice is "b. semicolon." ☺