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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A. The horse rode to our house, the beach, and around the church, before he started to tire.

B. We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful.

C. The ladies's hats were all purple; they looked so pretty.

D. The strong heavyset fighter won his first fight, and he was featured in the newspaper.

Answer Explanation:

"We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful." The semicolon (;) is used correctly in this choice.

Choice A has a comma before and which makes it incorrect.
Choice C has an s after the apostrophe in ladies's, hence it is incorrect.

Choice D also has a comma before and making it incorrect.
Note: And is a joining word and hence should not have commas before or after it.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.

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  • Q #1: Which of the following transitional expressions should a student use to compare two ideas?

    A. In addition

    B. Likewise

    C. Therefore

    D. For instance

    Answer Explanation

    likewise is used when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar .

  • Q #2: According to the prefix "inter-," which of the following phrases defines "interplanetary"?

    A. Around a planet

    B. Between planets

    C. Above a planet

    D. Beyond planets

    Answer Explanation

    Inter in this case means “in between”

  • Q #3: Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?

    A. The dogs in our backyard growls late at night.

    B. Computers has made our jobs easier.

    C. Those two girls in the first row is best friends.

    D. The tennis balls roll into the parking lot.

    Answer Explanation

    The subject is in plural “tennis balls” and is supported by a plural verb “roll” which makes D the correct use of subject-verb agreement.