Need help with the 2 questions below

Question

Rewrite the following sentence to correct problems with colons and semi colons.

1. Alex made resolutions to: listen better, be on time and do all his assigned tasks in a timely manner.

2. When in doubt, remember who you are you are the sum of all that you have been, are, and will be.

Answer 1

Hi Christian,

The first sentence uses a colon after the word "to" when no punctuation is needed in that spot. You could also, depending on which style guide you're following, add a serial comma (also called an Oxford comma) after the word "time":

Corrected version: Alex made resolutions to listen better, be on time, and do all his assigned tasks in a timely manner.

The second sentence requires a semicolon after the first "you are" because the sentence contains two independent clauses. A clause is independent when it can stand as a sentence on its own. When deciding whether to use a semicolon, ask yourself whether the text on each side of the semicolon can be its own complete sentence

Corrected version: When in doubt, remember who you are; you are the sum of all that you have been, are, and will be.

Hope this helps!

Milton :)