Question
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
answers:
Which bus do we take to get to the pool . . .
My swim meet was canceled because of the rain . . . but it will be rescheduled
I have snacks , a bottle of water--- and a towel in my bag
The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!
answers:
Which bus do we take to get to the pool . . .
My swim meet was canceled because of the rain . . . but it will be rescheduled
I have snacks , a bottle of water--- and a towel in my bag
The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!
Answers
Answer
are you sure
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
The correctly punctuated sentence is:
**The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!**
**The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!**
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
I apologize for any confusion. Let's review all the options again for correct punctuation:
1. **Which bus do we take to get to the pool . . .** - This is incorrect; the ellipsis should not have spaces before and after.
2. **My swim meet was canceled because of the rain . . . but it will be rescheduled** - This is incorrect; the ellipsis should not have spaces before the word "but."
3. **I have snacks , a bottle of water--- and a towel in my bag** - There is an unnecessary space before the comma and the dash should be preceded by a space.
4. **The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!** - This is punctuated correctly; the dash is used properly here to indicate a break in thought.
Therefore, the last option, **The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!**, is indeed the correctly punctuated sentence. Thank you for your patience!
1. **Which bus do we take to get to the pool . . .** - This is incorrect; the ellipsis should not have spaces before and after.
2. **My swim meet was canceled because of the rain . . . but it will be rescheduled** - This is incorrect; the ellipsis should not have spaces before the word "but."
3. **I have snacks , a bottle of water--- and a towel in my bag** - There is an unnecessary space before the comma and the dash should be preceded by a space.
4. **The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!** - This is punctuated correctly; the dash is used properly here to indicate a break in thought.
Therefore, the last option, **The swim meet starts in an hour--- we need to hurry!**, is indeed the correctly punctuated sentence. Thank you for your patience!