Using Punctuation Answers

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

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

Read each sentence and use the drop-down menu to determine which revision, if any, is needed. The winning lottery numbers are three, fifteen, nineteen, and twenty seven. At least one-fourth of the paintings—which are all by American artists—will be included in the special exhibit. Mr. Singh, an accomplished musician, plays three instruments: piano, trumpet and clarinet.

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

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