Question

Directions Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

(1) My brother and I look nothing alike. (2) There are some families in which the resemblance is uncanny. (3) Often siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles). (4) Annabelle, who is one of my teammates, _____ so much like her older sister that our soccer coach once called her to demonstrate a drill by using the wrong name! (5) Smiling Annabelle followed the coach's instructions without correcting him. (6) Our coach wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving did not even notice his mistake. (7) Later, picking teams for a scrimmage match, the team captain made the same error. (8) Neither our coach nor our teammates ____ ever mistaken me for my brother like that.
(9) Even though we don't resemble each other physically, my brother and I enjoy a lot of the same things. (10) We both play the guitar and read biographies for fun. (11) Steak and eggs ___ our favorite breakfast. (12) We even took a cooking class together to learn how to make it ourselves. (13) But more than anything else, we love going on long road trips, we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer. (14) That's one vacation I'll never forget, because we almost didn't make it home.
(15) Our last morning in Miami, we brought our guitars down to the beach. (16) Looking out over the ocean, we practiced a new song, composed during the trip. (17) Our guitars never sounded better. (18) To celebrate, we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again? (19) I told my brother to put the car keys in his guitar case so they wouldn't get lost in the surf, and then we ran into the water. (20) When it was time to go, my brother opened his case and shouted, ""Oh no! The keys aren't here! I must have left them in my pocket, which means they're __"" (21) He trailed off and shifted his gaze across the ocean. (22) We spent over an hour kicking through the sand looking for the keys. (23) Eventually, we gave up and called the auto club to bring us a spare set. (24) With nothing to do but wait, we decided to play our guitars to pass the time
(25) I grabbed my case and popped the lid. (26) I couldn't believe my eyes! (27) There in my guitar case was the keys. (28) ____ , all I could do was laugh. (29) My brother and I learned an important lesson that trip: we might not look alike, but our guitar cases sure do!
Question
How might you rewrite sentence 3 to show correct use of punctuation?
Select one:
a. Often; siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles).
b. Often-siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles).
c. Often siblings share the same facial features, eyes, noses, or smiles.
d. Often siblings share the same facial features—eyes, noses, or smiles.

Answer 1

Sentence 3 is best rewritten as 'Often siblings share the same facial features, eyes, noses, or smiles,' which uses commas to list the facial features and maintains clarity.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best way to rewrite sentence 3 to show correct use of punctuation would be option c. Often siblings share the same facial features, eyes, noses, or smiles.

This option correctly uses a comma to separate the list of facial features siblings may share. Using parentheses is not incorrect, but in sentence 3, a simple list separated by commas is clearer.

The use of a semicolon, a dash, or a hyphen would be inappropriate in this context as they either strongly separate independent clauses or emphasize a break in thought or a sudden change.

Review Questions Correction:

1. I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
2. Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table and cleaned the carpet.
3. Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay.
4. Though Susan wasn't feeling well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
5. I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police.