Asked by Jordyn

Are these correctly punctuated?

He admitted that he drank 10 beers a day.

There is only one alternative to growing old; Dying young.

Surgery will take place in 6 weeks, however, if his symptoms worsen, we will perform it sooner.

Her tumor had metastasized rapidly; therefore, she was given only a short time to live.

The heart is slightly enlarged - his breathing is much worse.

He came in complaining of the following: Enuresis, borborygmus, and hematemesis.
Answered by Writeacher
1st = fine

2nd - needs work; read up on semicolons and capitalization and let us know what you decide to change.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/semicolon.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/capitals.htm

3rd - needs work; read up on semicolons and let us know what you think needs to change here.

4th = fine

5th - this is a compound sentence; punctuation needs work; see #2 here: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm

6th = fine


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