1:1 level 2 skill check Colon and semicolon. Proofread the extract below and insert the two missing semicolon: I have been with my current employer for five years. I am responsible for planning development

Proofreading this, it would be:

I have been with my current employer for five years; I am responsible for: planning development.

Explanation:

Colons (:) are used in sentences to show something is following, like a quotation, an example, or a list

while semicolons (;) are used to join two independent clauses or two complete thoughts that could stand alone as complete sentences.

in the above sentence:

"I have been with been with my current employer for five years" is an independent clause and we can use a semicolon to join this with another independent sentence "I am responsible for planning development"

While "For planning development " is giving more information about what the speaker is responsible for, We can use the colon to identify or list what the speaker is responsible for.

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