1. Punctuation mark: Hyphen Word or phrase: parties
Your sentence:
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2. Punctuation mark: Semicolon separating items in a series Word or phrase: sightseeing
Your sentence:
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3. Punctuation mark: Colon calling attention to the words following Word or phrase: chocolate
Your sentence:
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4. Punctuation mark: Semicolon separating independent clauses Word or phrase: saving money
Your sentence:
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5. Punctuation mark: Colon introducing a list Word or phrase: choosing a college
Your sentence:
To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
Step 2: Now, select the topic of one of the sentences you wrote in Step 1. Write a paragraph of at least five sentences using that topic. In your paragraph, use a different punctuation mark in each sentence. After you finish, check to make sure you used your punctuation marks correctly. If necessary, revise your sentences for correct use of punctuation marks.
To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
Step 3: For each sentence below, select the choice that uses all punctuation marks correctly. If the original sentence is correct, select "No change."
1. Sandra Day O'Connor grew up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Arizona, the ranch was owned by her parents. [Hint ]
2. The nearest neighbors were not close by; they were twenty-five miles away; so the Days were mostly by themselves. [Hint ]
3. Sandra grew up mostly being an only child her younger brother and sister were not born until she was eight but she made friends with the ranch's cowboys. [Hint ]
4. She also had many pets as friends-dogs, cats, horses, and even a bobcat. [Hint ]
5. Her self, reliant personality is partly a result of her growing up on a working ranch in the country. [Hint ]
6. Her childhood activities included reading a great deal, learning to drive, which she did at the age of seven, firing rifles, and mastering horseback riding, which she did at the age of eight. [Hint ]
7. For her formal education, her parents sent her to live with her grandmother in El Paso there she attended a private academy for girls. [Hint ]
8. She took a year off from school to live back at home she was homesick, but she still graduated from high school with good marks at the age of sixteen. [Hint ]
9. At Stanford University, she majored in economics with a specific goal in mind, she wanted to apply that knowledge toward operating a ranch of her own. [Hint ]
10. However, she instead enrolled at Stanford Law School, where she served on the Stanford Law Review received membership in the Order of the Coif, a legal honor society and was a classmate of William H. Rehnquist who later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. [Hint ]
Step 4: Now that you have practiced recognizing the correct use of punctuation marks, think about a leader who now has or once had significant influence on our country. Then, write a paragraph of at least five sentences about that leader. In your paragraph, use a different punctuation mark from Chapter 49 in each sentence. After you finish, check your paragraph for correct usage of punctuation marks, and make any necessary revisions.
To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
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