The sample sentence uses a comma where a semicolon would be more appropriate. The semicolon properly separates two independent clauses in the sentence. 

The original sentence uses the incorrect contraction "it's" instead of the correct possessive form of "it," "its." We can replace "it's" with "its" and leave the comma as-is.

The colon is the correct punctuation mark to use in this instance, as it sets Daisy's two options apart from the first clause of the sentence. 

This sentence has a subordinate clause that is modifying a word in the main clause "eggs, fruit, and vegetables." This clause needs to be separated from the main clause with a colon, since it is not being joined with a conjunction, relative pronoun, or otherwise. Colons are used to indicate that one clause modifies another in some way. Here, the clause "eggs, fruit, and vegetables" modifies the previous clause by explaining what Julie went to the store to get. Furthermore, since "eggs, fruit, and vegetables" is a list, a comma needs to separate each item in the list. The best answer choice is "Julie went to the store to pick up a few things: eggs, fruit, and vegetables." 

This sentence joins two independent clauses without the use of a coordinate conjunction. A semicolon must separate independent clauses that are joined in this way. Furthermore, the word "however" is the start of the new clause, so the semicolon needs to occur before this word. "However" is an example of a conjunctive adverb; when they join sentences, a semicolon must occur before the word and a comma must appear afterwards. The correct answer choice is "The manager was considering instituting a new incentive program; however, the past incentive programs."

This sentence contains a punctuation error. Ending punctuation should always be on the inside of quotation marks. When using ending punctuation in quotes, a comma is not used. The correct answer is, "How was the party?" "

This sentence omits a period where one is needed. The correct answer is, " "Could you give me direction to this address?" asked Amir. "I think I am lost." Everything else is correct. Commas should never come after ending punctuation in a quote and "asked Amir" is the end of a sentence, so a period is appropriate, instead of a comma. 

This sentence contains a misuse of italics. Italics/underlining should not be used when referring to a story. The titles of stories should be surrounded by quotation marks. Italics are for complete, longer works like novels and plays. All of the other punctuation is correct. The correct answer is, " "The Lottery," a short story by Shirley Jackson,"

"The Lottery" was first published in 1948.

This sentence contains an error in the placement of the question mark. Ending punctuation should always go on the inside of quotation marks. The correct choice is, "asked, "What time are we meeting for the concert?" "

The use of a question mark is inappropriate in this sentence for two reasons: first, the message in the quotation marks is not a direct question, but an indirect question. Question marks should only be used after direct questions, so it would be appropriate if the message was, "Will you be attending the event?" The second issue is that the quotation does not end this sentence, so even though it functions as an independent clause, you would not use any sort of ending punctuation. When a quotation ends/begins in the middle of a sentence, a comma should be used to separate it from the rest of the sentence. The correct choice is, " "Japser wants to know if you will be at the event," "