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.

The letter from the sweepstakes company began “Dear Finalist” it went on to tell me that I might already have won $10,000,000.

Answer 1

The letter from the sweepstakes company began: "Dear Finalist;" it went on to tell me that I might already have won $10,000,000.

I'm pretty sure that is correct.

Answer 2

The letter from the sweepstakes company began “Dear, Finalist” it went on to tell me that I might already have won $10,000,000.