Question

noredink lq 16: clauses with colons & semi colons question 14 of 20 fix any punctuation or capitalization errors below. click \submit answer\ if there are none. , : ; this is my concern, the dog may get lonely without emery huangs company.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the sentence structure

The sentence "This is my concern, the dog may get lonely without Emery Huang's company" has two independent clauses: "This is my concern" and "the dog may get lonely without Emery Huang's company". A comma is not appropriate to separate two independent clauses. A colon can be used here to introduce the explanation or elaboration of "my concern".

Step2: Make the correction

Replace the comma after "concern" with a colon. So the corrected sentence is: "This is my concern: the dog may get lonely without Emery Huang's company."

Answer:

This is my concern: the dog may get lonely without Emery Huang's company.