Section 1 : Semicolon and Colon Usage
Choose the sentence that uses the semicolon or the colon correctly.

Original: This was first spoken by Shakespeare “To thine own self be true.”

a.)This was first spoken: by Shakespeare “To thine own self be true.”
b.)This was first spoken by Shakespeare: “To thine own self be true.”

In twelve years a slave, solomon northup infers that which of the following characters ends up as a criminal? clemens ray burch john williams robert

1. select a book or movie that has at least one sequel. write a persuasive paragraph discussing which version you believe is better the original book or movie or the sequel. if there is more than one sequel to the original book or movie, select only one of the sequels on which to foous be sure to clearly introduce your argument use at least one ype of thetoric to persuade your reader, incilude specific details from the book or movie and address at least one counterclaim.

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.