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how humans use reason to justify even something wrong
Where should the semicolon be placed?
Yesterday the professor said, “I will collect your papers tomorrow”; however, he never did collect them.
Yesterday the professor said, “I will collect your papers tomorrow;” however, he never did collect them.
The correct answer is A. Yesterday the professor said, "I will collect your papers tomorrow"; however, he never did collect them.
Explanation:
Semicolon (;) is a punctuation mark used for introducing pauses that are longer than in the case of the comma (,), but shorter than in the case of the period (.). Additionally, according to grammar semicolon is used to separate two independent clauses which are clauses that express a complete idea, also a semicolon should be placed before conjunctive adverbs such as moreover, therefore, finally, otherwise or however. Considering this, it is correct to place a semicolon before the word however, as the sentence presented contains two independent clauses "Yesterday the professor said, "I will collect your papers tomorrow" and "he never did collect them", and it is correct to separate them by a semicolon, also according to grammar before the conjunctive adverb "however" a semicolon should be placed.
b. The American identity is often reflected in American literature, which shows the many different perspectives that exist in the United States
c. As the nations identity has grown and changed over time, that growth and change is reflected in American literature
b. Tom's grand-mother baked a dozen cookies.
c. The dog some-how found his way back home.
d. Ann's birthday is in mid-September.
The sentence that correctly uses the hyphen is D, "Ann's birthday is in mid-September.
It is common to use hyphens before prefixes, such as mid. Other examples of prefixes include self, ex, and pre. The other examples incorrectly use the hyphen.
Answer:
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Explanation:
The Aldabra giant tortoise is from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. The giant tortoises were on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Australia and Antarctica. As lots of Indian Ocean species seems to be extinct by over-exploitation by European sailors, and they were all seemingly extinct by 1840 with the exception of the Aldabran giant tortoise on the island atoll of Aldabra. .