Final answer:
The corrected sentence with punctuation is: "The invitation said go to 117 Donner Creek Road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address." Also, provided are corrections for other example sentences involving the use of commas and semicolons.
Step-by-step explanation:
To correct the given sentence with punctuation, you need to introduce a comma after 'Fresno' to set off the introductory phrase and before 'but' which introduces a contrasting clause. The result would be: The invitation said go to 117 Donner Creek Road in Fresno, but Sinclair couldn’t find that address.
Review Questions
Let's insert missing commas to correct the example sentences provided:
I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table and cleaned the carpet. (Omit the incorrect comma)
Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay. (Omit the incorrect comma)
Though Susan wasn't feeling well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police. (No comma needed)
Here are the corrected sentences with semicolons where necessary:
They gave the fire marshal a kickback to look the other way; consequently, the building went up in flames the very next year.
The earthquake on March 22nd was nearly a 6.0 on the Richter scale; however, there was no loss of life.