I'm suppose to edit the following sentence by adding either a semi-colon, colon, dashes, or an hyphen where it is needed. I think a semi-colon go behinh creatures.

Question

If your kids like ocean creatures marine life, there’s something they have to see.

Answer 1

Since "ocean creatures" and "marine life" mean about the same thing, it is an awkward sentence no matter how you punctuate it.

If your kids like ocean creatures -- marine life -- there’s something they have to see.