Question

USING APOSTROPHES, HYPHENS, DASHES, BRACKETS, AND PARENTHESES CORRECTLY Correct each error in the use of apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses in the following sentences. You may need to add, delete, or change marks of punctuation. Philosopher George Santayana 1863–1952 said, “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to fulfil (sic) it.”

Answer 1

Answer:

The correctly punctuated sentence is:

Philosopher George Santayana (1863–1952) said, “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to fulfill [sic] it.”

Explanation:

The main purpose of punctuation marks in a sentence is to put stress on particular parts in the sentence. Also, it clarifies the meaning of the sentence and evokes the particular emotion out of the written sentence. Full stop, comma, semi-colon, colon, etc are some of the commonly used punctuation marks. Apostrophes, hyphens, dashes, brackets, and parentheses are some of the punctuation marks used in the citation.