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semicolon use - exercise 1
revise the following sentences by adding commas where they are needed. you may need to change a comma to a semicolon. type your answers in the test below each item. if a sentence is correct, type correct in the textbox. when you are finished, hit the check my work button at the bottom of the page.

1. the score was tied the game went into overtime.
2. professor brown has left the laboratory, however, you may still be able to reach her through email.
3. we didnt attend the play; besides, we had heard that all the good seats were taken.
4. we stayed in baltimore, maryland; omaha, nebraska; and philadelphia, pennsylvania.
5. the keys to the lower door were not, however, in their usual place.
6. the three performers included jasper, a trained squirrel; belzar, a tightrope walker; and petunia, a magician.
7. ingrid, a shortstop, made the team, but joe, her cousin, did not make the cut.
8. read the article out loud, then answer all ten questions on the quiz.

Explanation:

Each sentence is revised to correctly use semicolons (to connect independent clauses or separate complex list items) and commas (for parenthetical phrases, appositives, and introductory elements) following standard punctuation rules.

Answer:

1. The score was tied; the game went into overtime.
2. Professor Brown has left the laboratory; however, you may still be able to reach her through email.
3. correct
4. correct
5. The keys to the lower door were not, however, in their usual place.
6. correct
7. Ingrid, a shortstop, made the team; but Joe, her cousin, did not make the cut.
8. Read the article out loud; then answer all ten questions on the quiz.