Semicolon and Colon
Where does the colon go in the following sentence?
I got to leave at 1 45 instead of 3 00 yesterday.
I got to leave at 1:45 instead of 3:00 yesterday.
Where does the hyphen go in the following sentence?
The recipe calls for one fourth of a cup of sugar.
The recipe calls for one-fourth of a cup of sugar.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following sentence?
It was the teachers book.
It was the teacher's book.
Where does the colon go in the following sentence?
The following ingredients are required for this recipe sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and eggs.
The following ingredients are required for this recipe: sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and eggs.
Where does the hyphen go in the following sentence?
We read twenty three books last year.
We read twenty-three books last year.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following sentence?
They all had three As on their report cards.
They all had three A's on their report cards.
Where does the semicolon go in the following sentence?
Requests for reprints have poured in the magazine cannot keep up with them.
Requests for reprints have poured in; the magazine cannot keep up with them.
Where does the dash go in the following sentence?
Blues, jazz, hard rock Mark can play anything.
Blues, jazz, hard rock—Mark can play anything.
Where do the apostrophes go in the following sentence?
Theyve already called Peggys name twice.
They've already called Peggy's name twice.
Where does the semicolon go in the following sentence?
Time is up put your pencils down.
Time is up; put your pencils down.
Where do the dashes go in the following sentence?
For many reasons lack of funds, production delays, and a poor response from the community the project has been scrapped.
For many reasons—lack of funds, production delays, and a poor response from the community—the project has been scrapped.
Where does the apostrophe go in the following sentence?
I havent done the homework yet.
I haven't done the homework yet.