Which punctuation marks should be used in each sentence? 1.i do not like potatoes ( . or , or ; ) however, i love sweet potatoes. 2.many people are confused by these punctuation marks ( , or : or ; ) the colon, the semicolon, and the hyphen. 3.after thinking about it for several days, i decided what i had to do ( . or : or - ) i would apologize to mrs. potter. 4.the day went by in an orderly fashion ( : or , or ; ) there was no trouble from any of the students.