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Question about Use Semicolon and Colon.

Subject English

English

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Use Semicolon and Colon.

Use Semicolon and Colon.

Difficulty Easy

Easy

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Easy of English

In a letter to his friend, the famous author Mark Twain once wrote: 'I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.' Let us imagine that Mark Twain was your friend and you are writing him a letter about your day. How would you use a semicolon and possibly a conjunctive adverb, or a colon to introduce a list or quotation within your letter? Consider this as you look at the sentences below: 'I had a very busy day today. I had to go to school, then to soccer practice, and finally, I had to do my homework.' 'I really enjoyed my day though. It was full of activities that I love.' How could you better connect these sentences using a semicolon, a colon, or a conjunctive adverb?

Using a dash or a hyphen can help to better connect sentences and make the text more cohesive and fluent.

Using a parenthesis or a bracket can help to better connect sentences and make the text more cohesive and fluent.

Using a semicolon, a conjunctive adverb, or a colon can help to better connect sentences and make the text more cohesive and fluent.

Using a comma or a period can help to better connect sentences and make the text more cohesive and fluent.

Using a question mark or an exclamation mark can help to better connect sentences and make the text more cohesive and fluent.

Answer sheet:

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