Question

Place the appropriate punctuation mark in the following sentences. The spaces for punctuation are marked for you. Choose between comma, semicolon, and colon. (15 Marks)
The Library of Congress acquires more than 10 ___(1)___ 000 new items per working day ___(2)___ that’s an incredible number at the end of each year. Actually ___(3)___ as mentioned previously __(4)____ there are three buildings that make up the Library of Congress __(5)____ the Thomas Jefferson Building __(6)____ named after Thomas Jefferson __(7)____ The Adams Building __(8)____ named after John Adams __(9)____ and the Madison Building __(10)____ named after James Madison.

Though all three of these buildings are visually distinct __(11)____ all of them have the same primary purpose __(12)____ to house books __(13)____films __(14)____ maps __(15)___ and other forms of information for the United States.

Answer 1

1 comma
2 comma
3 semicolon
4 comma
5 colon
7 comma
8 comma
9 comma
10 comma