memo given in which there was no punctuation...only sentences. Please let me know if I have put the semicolon, etc in right place and if third shift should be hyphenated. Thanks!!!
Our production plant has made the decision to run third shift and weekends to complete the line of belts and wheels that were to be completed last week. We have never done this before but we will have to do so to reduce our backlog; the backlog of batches needs to be processed—immediately processed! We need to assess the overtime that will be involved in getting this completed.
Therefore, I am assigning the following people to be shift supervisors and to report directly to me: Howard Clark, supervisor for the third shift; Betty Miller, supervisor for the Saturday shift; and Clarence Hill, supervisor for the Sunday shift.
All is fine. No hyphen needed anywhere.
Based on the given sentences, let's review and correct the punctuation:
Our production plant has made the decision to run third shift and weekends to complete the line of belts and wheels that were to be completed last week. We have never done this before, but we will have to do so to reduce our backlog. The backlog of batches needs to be processed—immediately processed! We need to assess the overtime that will be involved in getting this completed.
Therefore, I am assigning the following people to be shift supervisors and to report directly to me: Howard Clark, supervisor for the third shift; Betty Miller, supervisor for the Saturday shift; and Clarence Hill, supervisor for the Sunday shift.
Here are the changes that have been made:
1. A comma has been added before "but" to indicate a pause between the two independent clauses.
2. A period has been added after "backlog" to separate two independent clauses.
3. An exclamation mark has been added before "immediately processed" to convey emphasis.
4. The colon has been placed correctly after "me" when introducing the list of shift supervisors.
5. Semicolons are used correctly to separate the list items within the sentence.
Regarding the phrase "third shift," it does not require a hyphen as it is a standard term used in shift scheduling.
Overall, the revised version incorporates the appropriate punctuation to enhance clarity and readability.