Question

Complete the sentences with words that are punctuated and spelled correctly.

Natasha was especially interested in ________ however, Jorge wanted to check out the huge collection of precious gems.
Natasha gazed into a replica of a cooking fire and began to imagine ______ a crying baby, the persistent click of stone on stone involved in making scraping tools, and the thunderous cry of a mastodon.

Answer 1

dinosaurs;

sounds:

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. Natasha was especially interested in dinosaurs; however, Jorge wanted to check out the huge collection of precious gems.
You need to use a semicolon before however because you are connecting two independent clauses into one compound.
2. Natasha gazed into a replica of a cooking fire and began to imagine sounds: a crying baby, the persistent click of stone on stone involved in making scraping tools, and the thunderous cry of a mastodon.
You need to use a colon to indicate that a list will ensue.