Question

noredink lq 16: clauses with colons & semicolons question 2 of 20 fix any punctuation or capitalization errors below. click \submit answer\ if there are none. groundskeeper willie spilled grape juice on his new jacket the store owner allowed him to return it anyway.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify independent clauses

The sentence has two independent clauses: "Groundskeeper Willie spilled grape juice on his new jacket" and "the store owner allowed him to return it anyway."

Step2: Choose appropriate punctuation

To separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence, a semicolon or a comma with a conjunction can be used. Here, using a semicolon is appropriate as there's no conjunction. Also, "the" in the second clause should be lowercase as it's part of the same sentence now (after adding the semicolon). Wait, actually, the original second clause starts with "the" which is correct in lowercase as it's not a proper noun. Wait, no, the first clause is "Groundskeeper Willie spilled grape juice on his new jacket" and the second is "the store owner allowed him to return it anyway." So we need to separate them with a semicolon. So the corrected sentence is: "Groundskeeper Willie spilled grape juice on his new jacket; the store owner allowed him to return it anyway."

Answer:

Groundskeeper Willie spilled grape juice on his new jacket; the store owner allowed him to return it anyway.