B. Using the Semicolon and the Colon in Writing Add semicolons and colons where they are needed in these paragraphs.
(1) Walk past any jewelry display case the gem most likely to catch your eye
is the dazzling diamond. (2) Diamonds are the hardest materials found in nature
thus, they are the longest wearing of all gems. (3) These stones are highly
prized in addition to hardness and brilliance, their rarity adds to their value.
(4) There are four known diamond fields in the world Africa, India, Russia,
and South America. (5) Most diamonds are mined in Africa the country of
South Africa produces the majority of these gems.
(6) Some of the largest, most flawless diamonds ever found are world
famous the Cullinan, the Koh-i-noor, the Regent, and the Hope. (7) The
Cullinan, weighing one and one-third pounds, is the largest diamond ever
found it was cut into nine large stones and 96 smaller ones. (8) Both the
largest of the Cullinan stones and the Koh-i-noor are now part of the British
crown jewels the Regent is the property of the French government. (9) The
Hope diamond is notable for its deep blue color it can be viewed at the
Smithsonian in Washington, D. C.

One way that the novel differs from earlier literary works is that novelists often leave out many details associated with the setting novels only portray positive aspects of heroes and other important figures characters' personalities in novels are only revealed through dialogue readers are often able to relate better to the characters in novels

Select the contred text in the passage which sentence in this excerpt from john galsworthy's narrative essay "gone" reflects his view that there is no afterlife? an old woman and mrs. herd's sister were in the sitting-room, they showed us to the crazy, narrow stairway. though we lived distant but four hundred yards of a crows flight, we had never seen mrs. herd before, for that is the way of things in this land of minding one's own business a slight dark girlish-looking woman, almost quite refined away, and with those eyes of the dying, where the spirit is coming through, as it only does when it knows that al is over except just the passing. she lay in a double bed with clean white sheets. a white-washed room, so low that the ceiling almost touched our heads, some flowers in a bow, the small lattice window open. though it was hot in there, it was better far than the rooms of most families in towns, living on a wage of twice as much, for here was no sign of defeat in decency or cleanliness. in her face, as in poor herd's, was that same strange minging of resigned despair and almost eager appeal, so terrible to disappoint. yet, trying not to disappoint it, one felt guilty of treachery: what was the good, the kindness in making this poor bird flutter still with hope against the bars, when fast prison had so surely closed in round her? but what else could we do? we could not give her those glib assurances that naive souls make so easily to others concerning their after state. and the night was so beautiful, so utterly glamourously beautiful, with its star-flowers, and its silence and its trees clothed in moonlight. all was tranquil as a dream of sleep. but it was long before our hearts wandering with poor herd, would let us remember that she had slipped away into so beautiful a dream

Read this excerpt from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun: based on the character description, what can the reader infer about travis? a. he is organized and has an established morning routine. b. he has inherited his good looks from his mother, not his father. c. he doesn't like having to share a bathroom with other families. d. he is a little boy of about 10 or 11.