Question

Kimmy thought she had one fourth the money that the other students did, but she was wrong.

Which form of punctuation is missing?
a hyphen
a comma
a dash
a period
@texaschic101

Answer 1

@vera_ewing

Answer 2

I think it's a hyphen, because it should be "one-fourth"

Answer 3

Thank you

Answer 4

no problem

Answer 5

Can you help me with 3 more?

Answer 6

sure

Answer 7

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Carolyn visited me many times (maybe ten).
Carolyn was (always so) much fun to hang out with.
Carolyn and I would go to the mall, (the skating rink), and then to a restaurant.
Carolyn and (her little brother, Scott) enjoyed visiting Michigan.

Answer 8

Which sentence would be incorrect if you removed the parentheses?

Answer 9

I think it's between c and d

Answer 10

No no. Those ones are fine. Just think about it. Don't they sound intact without the parentheses?

Answer 11

The right answers are between a and c?

Answer 12

It's A.

Answer 13

Like which one would be a run-on without the parentheses?

Answer 14

Thank you @vera_ewing

Answer 15

No problem :)

Answer 16

@vera_ewing can you please explain your answer im stuck on this one too and i want it explained

Answer 17

In the other answer choices, parentheses are simply not needed. If you take them out, the sentences would be correct. You can always use online resources to help you understand.

Answer 18

Why are they not needed?

Answer 19

because the sentence makes sense without the parenthesis

Answer 20

Use parentheses [ ( ) ] to include material that you want to de-emphasize or that wouldn't normally fit into the flow of your text but you want to include nonetheless. If the material within parentheses appears within a sentence, do not use a capital letter or period to punctuate that material, even if the material is itself a complete sentence. (A question mark or exclamation mark, however, might be appropriate and necessary.) If the material within your parentheses is written as a separate sentence (not included within another sentence), punctuate it as if it were a separate sentence.

Answer 21

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/parentheses.htm

Answer 22

cite your sources next time and thanks :)

Answer 23

@kidrah69 if you need extra help understanding how/when to use parenthesis, this website is really informative.
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/parens.asp