Which sentence should use semicolons to separate items in the list for clarity?
the little boy wanted a shiny, red ball, a huge transformer truck, and a tall, professional size basketball goal for christmas.
the little girl wanted a doll, a barbie jeep, and a bracelet for christmas.
the mother wanted a clean house, a new computer, and a diamond necklace for christmas.
the father wanted a table saw, a new coffee pot, and a pair of shoes for christmas.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Select the sentence with the dangling modifier. which highlighted ones is it? it can only be one.

It comes in snatches, dim then keen, the mute, and yet there is no breeze. the best synonym to replace the underlined word would be: a. dumb c. sharp b. soft d. dull