Question

What correction would you make to fix the punctuation error in the following sentence?

Leeann studied all weekend; therefore: she did well on her algebra test.


Replace the colon after “therefore” with a comma.


Replace the semicolon after “weekend” with a colon.


Replace the colon after “therefore” with a semicolon.


Replace the semicolon after “weekend” with a comma.

Answer 1

The correct option is:

Replace the colon after "therefore" with a comma.

So the corrected sentence should be:

Leeann studied all weekend; therefore, she did well on her algebra test.