Semicolons, Colons, and Commas

Determine the correct punctution usage.

Since the Maya of Central America began eating a Western diet high in sugar in the 1950s___ their rate of diabetes has surged.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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In 2009, President George W. Bush declared the Pacific Remote Islands a marine national monument___ and President Barack Obama announced a plan to expand the monument just five years later.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London___ she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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After a large economic expansion took place in the 1980s___ money flooded into Thailand, and Bangkok, the country's capital, became a thriving urban center.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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Wilma Rudolph battled polio until the age of twelve__ but went on to become the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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Both Pablo Picasso__ and Georges Braque are sometimes considered the founders of the art movement known as Cubism.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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Mother yaks climb to higher altitudes than do males or females without calves___ researchers believe the steep mountain slopes may help protect calves from predators and provide a richer source of food.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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Leonardo Pisano Bigollo, also known as Fibonacci, did not actually discover Fibonacci numbers__ but he did popularize them by including them in his work Liber Abaci.

• semicolon

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• comma

• none of the above

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Last night's rain left the tree-lined trail in the park wet and muddy ___ nevertheless, I enjoyed the fresh, clean air on my morning job.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above

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You can try several things to speed up your computer__ add more RAM, run a memory-cleaning application, check the antivirus software, and delete any unnecessary auto-start programs.

• semicolon

• colon

• comma

• none of the above