Question

question 4
which sentence is correctly punctuated?
○ the wind and waves destroyed the pier: but not the lighthouse.
○ the wind and waves destroyed the pier but not the lighthouse.

Explanation:

To determine correct punctuation, we analyze the use of colons and conjunctions. A colon is not used before the conjunction "but" to connect two independent clauses here (the second part "but not the lighthouse" is not an independent clause). In the first option, the colon before "but" is incorrect. The second option correctly combines the two parts without an incorrect colon, as "but not the lighthouse" is a dependent clause continuing the main idea.

Answer:

The wind and waves destroyed the pier but not the lighthouse.