Question

UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) works in many countries. This organization’s main purpose is to help protect and save lives. Their work helps to improve the lives of children, around the world. One of the main goals of UNICEF is to help — children stay in school. UNICEF works in approximately 190 countries.

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Select all the correct answers.
Which two sentences from the passage are punctuated incorrectly?
One of the main goals of UNICEF is to help — children stay in school.
UNICEF works in approximately 190 countries.
Their work helps to improve the lives of children, around the world.
This organization’s main purpose is to help protect and save lives.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) works in many countries.

Answer 1

The two sentences from the passage that are punctuated incorrectly are:

1. "One of the main goals of UNICEF is to help — children stay in school."
2. "Their work helps to improve the lives of children, around the world."

The incorrect punctuation in sentence 1 is the use of an em dash (—) after "help" without a space, which should be a comma instead.

The incorrect punctuation in sentence 2 is the use of a comma before "around the world," which should be a period or a semicolon to separate two independent clauses.

Answer 2

One of the main goals of UNICEF is go help — children stay in school.

(you don't need the dash)

Their work helps to improve the lives of children, around the world.

(you don't need the comma)

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