Question

USING SEMICOLONS AND COLONS CORRECTLY Correct the punctuation in the following sentences by re-writing the sentence, adding semicolons and colons where they are needed and by changing other punctuation and capitalization as needed.
Jolene works twenty hours a week as a result, she has saved several hundred dollars for college.

Answer 1

Answer:

Jolene works twenty hours a week; as a result, she has saved several hundred dollars for college.

Explanation:

As a result is a conjunctive adverb. A conjunctive adverb is an adverb that connects two independent clauses within a sentence. To use a conjunctive adverb correctly, put a semicolon (;) before it and a comma (,) after it.

Answer 2

Answer:

use a semicolon after the word "week"

Explanation:

Use a semicolon between independent clauses that are joined by a conjunctive adverb or a transitional expression.

As a result is a transitional expression. Some other transitional expressions are in addition, for example, in other words, that is, in fact, in conclusion.