Question

Which revision correctly combines these two sentences?

There are seven Wonders of the World. One of the most famous is the Great Pyramid.

A. There are seven Wonders of the World; and one of the most famous is the Great Pyramid.

B. There are seven Wonders of the World, one of the most famous is the Great Pyramid.

C. There are seven Wonders of the World; one of the most famous is the Great Pyramid.

D. There are seven Wonders of the World and one of the most famous is the Great Pyramid.

Answer 1

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 2

I think C would be the best choice here. A has an unnecessary conjunction with the semicolon. B is missing a conjunction with the comma. D has no punctuation at all between the two sentences.

Answer 3

Which revision correctly combines these two sentences?

My brother loves his bike. He started riding when he was three.


A. My brother loves his bike; he started riding when he was three.


B. My brother loves his bike, he started riding when he was three.


C. My brother loves his bike and he started riding when he was three.


D. My brother loves his bike he started riding when he was three.




Which version of this sentence uses punctuation correctly?

A. I like trying new activities therefore; I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.

B. I like trying new activities; therefore I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.

C. I like trying new activities; therefore, I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.

D. I like trying new activities, therefore; I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.

Answer 4

I'd say A and then C, for the same reasons I mentioned before

Answer 5

I think there should be a semicolon connecting the two sentences and a comma after "moreover"

Answer 6

Select from the drop-down menus the correct punctuation.

My friend Gina is a great swimmer _______ moreover _________ she's an excellent golfer, too.

1. ,
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2. ,
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Answer 7

there it go sorry

Answer 8

Oh, yeah I think a semicolon connects the two independent clauses. Then a comma separates the modifier "moreover" from the rest of the sentence

Answer 9

The Gettysburg Address,

President Abraham Lincoln, 1863



Four score1 and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.



Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain2—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

1 score: twenty

2in vain: without accomplishing anything

What was President Lincoln's primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address?

A. To rally and motivate the Union troops to battle


B. To announce the Union had won the Civil War


C. To reestablish the American public's faith in freedom


D. To dedicate a new national cemetery for soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 10

Hm, I think C probably?
The first part of the speech does talk about dedicating a memorial, but I don't think that's the main point of the speech. It seems like the main idea Lincoln is representing is freedom.

Answer 11

What details from the address help to support your response to the previous question?

A. "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation...so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."


B. "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives..."


C. "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here...."


D. "...And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

Answer 12

I think D, that'd be the only option that relates to American freedom

Answer 13

The first sentence of the Gettysburg Address serves which of the following purposes:

A. It states the main claim of the argument.


B. It forges a link with past American events and ideals to current happenings.


C. It indicates the speech will be a brief one.


D. It presents support for a future claim.

Answer 14

I think "presents support for a future claim", since the first statement relates to equality and Liberty

Answer 15

This ground, Lincoln says, has been "consecrated" by the "men...who struggled here." What is the likely meaning of consecrated?

A. empty, containing a deep space


B. soaked in blood


C. made sacred


D. desecrated, violated

Answer 16

Consecrated is actually the opposite of "desecrated". So the correct answer would be "made sacred"

Answer 17

What reasoning does President Lincoln provide in the final paragraph when he says, "...we cannot dedicate - we cannot consecrate - we cannot hallow - this ground"?

A. He believes that humans are unable to execute such a holy act; only God can do so.


B. He suggests it will be of little matter and forgotten in the future anyway.


C. He implies it will reduce people's devotion to the cause.


D. He states that no act of the living can in any way compare to that of the brave men who died for the cause here.

Answer 18

I'm a little torn between A and D here. I'm leaning towards D, since Lincoln doesn't really reference God. He more talks about the magnitude of the sacrifice made by the soldiers who died.

Answer 19

Which of the following BEST describes the tone of the speech?

A. regretful resignation


B. melodramatic nostalgia


C. hopeful reverence


D. solemn anger

Answer 20

I'd say "hopeful reverence," since Lincoln talks with respect for the soldiers and hope that the nation can properly honor their sacrifice.