Question

noredink lq18 clauses with colons and semicolons question 1 of 20 fix any punctuation or capitalization errors below. click \submit answer\ if there are none. bart simpson planned to surprise all his classmates by hiding chocolate bars in their desks, his teacher, however, ate most of them before school.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the error type

The sentence has a comma splice issue where two independent clauses are joined by a comma. We need to use a semicolon before "however" to separate the two independent clauses properly, and also note that "however" here is an interrupter, but the main issue is the comma between two independent clauses.

Step2: Correct the punctuation

Replace the comma before "his teacher" with a semicolon. So the corrected sentence is: "Bart Simpson planned to surprise all his classmates by hiding chocolate bars in their desks; his teacher, however, ate most of them before school."

Answer:

Bart Simpson planned to surprise all his classmates by hiding chocolate bars in their desks; his teacher, however, ate most of them before school.