Can you please let me knoe if I punctuated the follwing sentences correctly:
1. The War for Independence began in 1176, and it didi not end until 1781.
2. During this war, many men died, their death gained the freedoms that we enjoy today.
3.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; it declared the colonies to be "free and independent."
4. Nathan Hale, an American spy, was captured and sentenced by the British; he set a memorable example by the way he bravely faced death.
5. Goerge Washington, general of the American army, trusted in God, he often knelt in the snow to pray for his men.
6. Thomas Paine was a pampheteer during the War for Independence; his most famous pamphlet was entitled The Crisis.
7. John Paul Jones did his fighting at sea: he was captain of the American ship Bonhomme Richard.
8. The Americans trusted in God and prayed often, and He ultimately gave them the victory.
4 answers
However, please look again at sentences 2, 5, and 7.
2. the second comma should be a semicolon to avoid a run-on sentence.
3. & 4. = OK
5. Goerge should be George but the third comma should be a semicolon, for the same reason as above.
6. is OK
7. not the colon: but semicolon ;
8. good
Sra