This sentence misuses a colon. The phrase "In Ralph's opinion" is an introductory phrase, explaining information necessary to the context of the sentence, but outside of the main sentence, grammatically. These types of phrases must be followed by a comma in order to separate them from the rest of the sentence. Colons, on the other hand, must follow an independent clause that does not end in with a verb. The correct answer choice is, "In Ralph's opinion, Rock is."

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to join two related clauses when the second clause explains something about/the whole first clause. This is not the case in this sentence: the words "in order" and "to confirm" are part of the same clause. No punctuation is necessary. The correct choice is, "site in order to confirm that the development of the land was on schedule."

This sentence misuses a semicolon. The phrase "which started in 1929" is an example of a relative clause, which gives more information about its antecedent: The Great Depression. Any such phrase that occurs in the middle of a sentence must be introduced and completed with a comma. The correct choice is, "The Great Depression, which started in 1929, was a time."

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to combine two clauses, but only when the second clause explains the whole/something about the first clause. The phrase "she decided to place it in her living room" does not explain anything about the carpet itself or why Tina loves it. Instead, a semicolon is appropriate after the word "carpet" since this sentence joins two related independent clauses without the use of a coordinate conjunction. The correct choice is, "her new carpet; she decided to place it."

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to join two clauses when the second clause explains the whole/something about the first clause. The words "cars" and "in" are part of the same clause; however, so no colon should be used. This is a simple sentence, so no punctuation is necessary. The correct choice is, "The cars in the garage."

This sentence does not contain a colon where necessary. The phrase "a Macbook Pro" is a dependent clause that needs to be separated from the main clause at the very least. This phrase, however, is a dependent clause so a semicolon cannot be used (semicolons only join independent clauses). A hyphen is inappropriate because a colon is a better choice: the words "a Macbook Pro" explains specifically what type of computer Misha bought. When joining clauses without a conjunction and the second clause explains something in the first clause, a colon is the best option. The correct answer is, "a new computer from the store: a Macbook Pro."

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to combine two clauses when the second clause explains something about the first clause. The colon in this sentence only awkwardly splits the existing clause. The correct choice is, "the recipe so that he would not forget."

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to combine two clauses when the second clause explains the whole- or something about the first clause. This sentence is a simple sentence, so there is only one clause present. Colons are never just placed before a preposition, unless that preposition begins a new clause (which is not happening here), and they never come after a preposition, as that would split the prepositional phrase. The correct choice is, "plan for the employees to follow in times of chaos."

Colons are often used to introduce quotations; however colons used in this fashion cannot follow a verb (like "shouted"). In this sentence the colon should be replaced with a comma. Direct quotations (including punctuation) must be enclosed in quotation marks.

This sentence misuses a colon. Colons are used to join two separate clauses, when the second clause explains the whole- or something about the first clause. Colons should never split up a clause and, therefore, can never come after a preposition (this would split the prepositional phrase). This is a simple sentence, so no extra punctuation is necessary. The correct choice is, "Damian's shares for 600 million dollars."