5.6: Using Punctuation

Question 1

Remove both commas.Remove only the comma after “Salt Lake City.”✔ No revision is needed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

No revision is needed.

Question 2

Delete the hyphen in “one-fourth.”Delete both dashes.Replace the dashes with hyphens.✔ No revision is needed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

No revision is needed.

Question 3

Remove the parentheses.Replace the parentheses with hyphens.✔ No revision is needed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

No revision is needed.

Question 4

✔ Add a comma after “trumpet.”Delete the commas around “an accomplished musician.”Replace the colon with a semicolon.No revision is needed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Add a comma after “trumpet.”

Question 5

Add a colon after “are.”Add a hyphen between “twenty” and “seven.”Delete the comma after “nineteen.”No revision is needed.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Add a hyphen between “twenty” and “seven.”; Selection 1: Add a hyphen between “twenty” and “seven.”; Selection 2: No revision is needed.; Selection 3: Add a comma after “trumpet.”

5.6: Using Punctuation Answers

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