Question

fix any punctuation or capitalization errors below. click \submit answer\ if there are none.
patty bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army; her puppy, however, ate the whole thing this morning.

Explanation:

The semicolon after "army" is incorrect because the second clause ("Her puppy...morning") is a complete sentence, but when using a conjunctive adverb like "however" to connect two independent clauses, we should use a semicolon before "however" and a comma after, or we can also use a period to separate the two sentences and start the second with a capital letter. But in this case, the better fix is to change the semicolon to a period and capitalize "Her" (or use a semicolon before "however" and a comma after, but the original has a semicolon after "army" which is wrong). Wait, actually, the error is that the semicolon is used incorrectly here. The first part is an independent clause, the second part is also an independent clause, but when using "however" as a conjunctive adverb, the correct punctuation is a semicolon before "however" and a comma after, or a period and capitalization. But in the given sentence, the semicolon is after "army", so we need to change that semicolon to a period and capitalize "Her", or adjust the punctuation around "however". Wait, let's re - examine: "Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army" is an independent clause. "Her puppy, however, ate the whole thing this morning" is another independent clause. When connecting two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb (however), we use a semicolon before the conjunctive adverb and a comma after. So the correct sentence should be: "Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army; however, her puppy ate the whole thing this morning." Wait, but in the original sentence, "Her" is capitalized, which is wrong because after a semicolon (if we use it correctly) or a period, but in the original, the semicolon is after "army", so the "Her" should be lowercase if we use a semicolon before "however", or uppercase if we use a period. Wait, the main error here is the semicolon after "army" and the capitalization of "Her" in the second clause when it should be lowercase if we are using a semicolon to connect the clauses. Wait, no, let's do it step by step. The two independent clauses are:

1. Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army.
2. Her puppy, however, ate the whole thing this morning.

To connect them with "however" (a conjunctive adverb), we can use a semicolon before "however" and a comma after:

Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army; however, her puppy ate the whole thing this morning.

In the original sentence, the semicolon is after "army" and "Her" is capitalized. So we need to:

• Change the semicolon after "army" to a semicolon before "however" (so move the semicolon to before "however").
• Make "Her" lowercase because it's part of the second independent clause connected by a semicolon (if we use the semicolon - conjunctive adverb - comma structure).

So the corrected sentence is: "Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army; however, her puppy ate the whole thing this morning."

Answer:

Patty Bouvier thought her pot of chili was big enough to feed an army; however, her puppy ate the whole thing this morning.