Colon, Semi-Colon, Parentheses, and Dashes

Of all the people at the school __ teachers and students __, George sang the loudest at the Christmas concert.

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I had a few days off last week and I knew exactly where to spend them ___ the beach.

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I love working in advertising. You have so many challenges ___ being creative, working in a team, keeping clients happy and meeting deadlines.

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David read the letter and he smiled ___ 'I've got the job.'

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I rarely go to bed this early_____ I am afraid I will miss something.

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Today I had to go to work, pick the kids up from school, take them to music practice ____ then cook dinner.

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He decided to spend a few days in the country ___ the tranquillity helped him think.

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Paul realised that it was getting late and the wind was getting stronger ___ he knew it was time to go home.

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After which word in the sentence below should a semi-colon be inserted?I enjoy vacationing in the mountains the rest of my family enjoys it as well.

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• vacationing

• rest

• mountains
  mountains

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list or explanation?

• Colon

• Semi-Colon

• Parentheses

• Dashes