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Title: Colons and dashes

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S6-L2

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Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.
2	Clue	Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.
3	Hint	A semicolon is used to join two logically connected independent clauses together, and the dash is used to provide additional information that complements the main purpose of the sentence.
4	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
5	Choice.A	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts. The provided sentences have a structure issue. The second sentence lacks a clear connector or punctuation to indicate the relationship between the two clauses.	No change
6	Choice.B	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions; exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts. The sentences are grammatically sound, clear, and appropriately use punctuation. The semicolon is used to connect related independent clauses, indicating a relationship between the precarious living conditions and exposure to the hostility of wild beasts.	conditions; exposed
7	Choice.C	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions. exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts. The provided sentences are incorrect due to the lack of appropriate punctuation and the unclear structure of the second sentence.	conditions. exposed
8	Choice.D	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions: exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts. The provided sentences are incorrect due to the use of a colon after "precarious conditions." A colon is typically used to introduce a list, explanation, or example, but in this context, it doesn’t appropriately connect the two related clauses.	conditions: exposed
9	Step:	Correct sentence	Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions; exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.
10	Answer	Option	B
11	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

Clue

Punctuations help end, pause, and emphasize certain sentence parts.

Hint

A semicolon is used to join two logically connected independent clauses together, and the dash is used to provide additional information that complements the main purpose of the sentence.

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

The provided sentences have a structure issue. The second sentence lacks a clear connector or punctuation to indicate the relationship between the two clauses.

No change

Choice.B

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions; exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

The sentences are grammatically sound, clear, and appropriately use punctuation. The semicolon is used to connect related independent clauses, indicating a relationship between the precarious living conditions and exposure to the hostility of wild beasts.

conditions; exposed

Choice.C

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions. exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

The provided sentences are incorrect due to the lack of appropriate punctuation and the unclear structure of the second sentence.

conditions. exposed

Choice.D

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions: exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

The provided sentences are incorrect due to the use of a colon after "precarious conditions." A colon is typically used to introduce a list, explanation, or example, but in this context, it doesn’t appropriately connect the two related clauses.

conditions: exposed

Step:

Correct sentence

Our first human ancestors were a rare species. They lived under precarious conditions; exposed to rigorous weather and the hostility of wild beasts.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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