Which revision best corrects the errors in the given sentence? I'll do something quiet such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching instead of riding roller coasters with you.

a. I'll do something quiet: such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching instead of riding roller coasters with you.

b. I'll do something quiet: such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching-instead of riding roller coasters with you.

c. I'll do something quiet-such as, reading, gardening, or bird-watching-instead of riding roller coasters with you.

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Jeremy

3 March, 20:40

Which revision best corrects the errors in the given sentence? I'll do something quiet such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching instead of riding roller coasters with you.

a. I'll do something quiet: such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching instead of riding roller coasters with you.

b. I'll do something quiet: such as reading, gardening, or bird-watching-instead of riding roller coasters with you.

c. I'll do something quiet-such as, reading, gardening, or bird-watching-instead of riding roller coasters with you.

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Nathalia Bradshaw · Answer 1

The answer is C. When creating compound sentences using dashes or colons, the sign you use (e. g., dashes) have to match, otherwise the sentence is grammatically incorrect.