Question

I saw a movie last night _____ it was a romantic comedy and really enjoyed it.

(1 Point)


Clear Selection

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Answer 1

The correct punctuation mark to use in the sentence "I saw a movie last night _____ it was a romantic comedy and really enjoyed it" is **a semicolon** (;). A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in meaning. In this case, the two independent clauses are "I saw a movie last night" and "it was a romantic comedy and really enjoyed it." These two clauses are closely related because they both describe the same event, so a semicolon is the correct punctuation mark to use.

The other punctuation marks you mentioned, a colon (:) and a dash (-), would not be appropriate in this sentence. A colon is used to introduce a list or explanation, and a dash is used to add emphasis or to introduce a parenthetical thought. In this sentence, neither of these punctuation marks is necessary or appropriate.

Here is the sentence with the correct punctuation mark:

```

I saw a movie last night; it was a romantic comedy and I really enjoyed it.

```

Answer 2

;

Step-by-step explanation:

''Use a semicolon between closely related independent clauses which are not joined by a coordinating conjunction. This rule means that semicolons are used between two complete sentences which are not already linked by words like and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet.''