Add any needed punctuation to the following sentences. Some sentences may be correct, and some sentences may require more than one mark of punctuation. Semicolons and periods are interchangeable, so if you identify a fused sentence, correct it with a semicolon rather than a period in this exercise. The quiz goes to the second page where you will see the extra credit task. Hint: Review the rules for the comma with a coordinating conjunction and two independent clauses, commas with introductory elements, and semicolons with conjunctive adverbs and transitional expressions. (All of these are in Writer’s Help or can be Googled.)
1. Investing in the stock market can be risky but lucrative.
2. Investing in the stock market can be risky and lucrative.
3. Investing in the stock market can be risky but buying stocks can also be lucrative.
4. While investing in the stock market may be risky buying stocks may also be very lucrative.
5. Investing in the stock market can be lucrative however putting all of one’s saving in stock can be risky.
6. Investing in the stock market may be lucrative but risky an investor may lose a part of the original investment.
7. Buying stocks may be risky because an investor may lose part of his original investment.