Choose correctly if the sentence uses semicolons correctly or incorrect if is does not.
1:We travel by car on the other hand;our parents went by plane.(incorrect*)
2:On our trip through New England, we stopped at Boston, Massachusetts; keene, New Hampshire; and Rutland, Vermont.(correct*)
Are these correct?
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Go to your earlier post and study the webpage I gave you. Then try again.
Okay, thank you, so much!
You're welcome. Let us know what you decide -- on both posts. =)
Is one correct, because it says, on the other hand?
In #1, the semicolon should be BEFORE "on the other hand," and there should be a comma after "hand." Also, there needs to be a space after the semicolons, just as there should be after just about all marks of punctuation.
The original #1 is incorrect, as you stated. Now ... what about #2?
The original #1 is incorrect, as you stated. Now ... what about #2?
choose correct if the sentence uses semicolons correctly or incorrect if it does. "Maya has a new puppy, futhermore, its ears are floppy.
Incorrect.
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