Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

	A.	John is ready to go; however, Sam is still sleeping.
	B.	My favorite cities are: Bar Harbor, Maine and Breckenridge, Colorado

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

	A.	I have studied the problem--for three hours, yet I still do not understand it.
	B.	I am not going to the party because I am too tired.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

A.	Susan, my daughter-attends Binghamton University.
	B.Susan, my daughter, attends Binghamton University

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

	A.	The plane was scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock; it finally landed at midnight.
	B.	The plane was scheduled to arrive 11 o'clock, it finally landed at midnight

Rewrite the following sentence eliminating the verb to be.

The pasta was eaten by Mary

Rewrite the following sentence eliminating the verb to be.

Syracuse was predicted to win the NCAA tournament.

Rewrite the following sentence eliminating the verb to be.

It was believed by many that Tim blew the game.

Rewrite the following sentence eliminating the verb to be.

The girl's view was blocked by a large man in the front row.

Rewrite the following sentence eliminating the verb to be.

Trans fat in restaurant food has been banned in many cities

Explain when it is appropriate to use a semicolon. Your explanation may include examples of when not to use a semicolon.

You use what to connect your sentences, ideas, and paragraphs? (any word can be one)

Write out the verb "to be"

Which sentence below is punctuated correctly? Please tell me why.

A. It snowed all night; the ski trails were in pristine condition.

B. It snowed all night the ski trails were in pristine condition

Which sentence below is punctuated correctly? Please tell me why?

A. Here is Liz's problem: how to pass her Math class.

B. Here is Liz's problem; how to pass her Math class.

Economy: Cut the wordiness and redundancy from the paragraph below. Rewrite the paragraph using semicolons, colons, and em dashes making it no more than 4 sentences. You need to retain the original meaning of paragraph and you may move anything and everything around. Paul is a good actor. He makes up a complete biography for each character he portrays. He invents biographical details for every new role. He also imagines mannerisms, speech patterns, and ways of moving and talking. He also thinks up a convincing costume that the character would be likely to wear. He does not leave anything to chance. He plans for every detail of the way that the character talks and looks. When he steps on stage, he is speaking through the mask he is wearing, which is difficult to separate from his own face. He has become the character that he is portrayi