Question

select the three sentences that use colons, semicolons, and hyphens correctly. eduardo would not be parted from his well - loved teddy bear. no; im positive you took the wrong exit on the highway. my ideal weekend involves three things: swimming, barbecuing, and lots of relaxing. please pass me the: hot sauce. i had no idea it was raining so hard; im going home to get my umbrella.

Explanation:

1. "Eduardo would not be parted from his well-loved teddy bear.": The hyphen in "well-loved" correctly joins two adjectives describing the teddy bear.
2. "My ideal weekend involves three things: swimming, barbecuing, and lots of relaxing.": The colon correctly introduces a list of the three weekend activities.
3. "I had no idea it was raining so hard; I'm going home to get my umbrella.": The semicolon correctly connects two closely related independent clauses that can stand alone as full sentences.

The sentence "No; I'm positive you took the wrong exit on the highway." incorrectly uses a semicolon after an interjection (a comma is proper here). The sentence "Please pass me the: hot sauce." incorrectly places a colon after "the" where no list or explanation follows.

Answer:

• Eduardo would not be parted from his well-loved teddy bear.
• My ideal weekend involves three things: swimming, barbecuing, and lots of relaxing.
• I had no idea it was raining so hard; I'm going home to get my umbrella.