Question

USING SEMICOLONS AND COLONS CORRECTLY Correct the punctuation in the following sentences by re-

writing the sentence, adding semicolons and colons where they are needed and by changing other punctuation and
capitalization as needed.
Example 1. The following items were among those rationed in the United States during
World War II coffee, cars, sugar, and tires.
Corrected version: The following items were among those rationed in the
United States during World War II: coffee, cars, sugar, and tires.
At the library I found a fascinating book called Coming to America Immigrants from Eastern Europe, by Shirley
Blumenthal

Answer 1

At the library, I found a fascinating book called "Coming to America: Immigrants from Eastern Europe" by Shirley Blumenthal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Making corrections about punctuation errors in a sentence means there are errors in the way the commas, inverted commas, or anything of that sort is used. There can also be punctuation errors involving the incorrect or misplaced use of capitalizations.

In the given sentence "At the library I found a fascinating book called Coming to America Immigrants from Eastern Europe, by Shirley Blumenthal", the corrections that needed to be done involve the use of a colon, inverted commas, and a comma.

The new, corrected sentence is

At the library, I found a fascinating book called "Coming to America: Immigrants from Eastern Europe" by Shirley Blumenthal.