Commas, Colons, and Semicolon Remediation

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When do you use this type of rule: There were punch, cookies, and cake at the party.

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When you have a list of things

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Harold is an excellent singer and he can dance all of the latest dance moves. What is the correct punctuation?

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Insert comma before the conjunction (,and)

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Which sentence uses commas correctly? Jim is very bold and smart and he doesn't always say nice things to people. Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

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Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people.

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Which shows the correct usage of a comma in a sentence? Options: Darla bit into the hot, gooey, bread. Darla bit into the hot, gooey bread.

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Darla bit into the hot, gooey bread.

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Choose the sentence with correct comma usage: My dear old grandfather ,who is seventy years old, still jogs everyday.

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My dear old grandfather ,who is seventy years old, still jogs everyday.

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Where does the colon go? I had a couple options to choose from on the menu a nice steak or some quesadillas sounded delicious.

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menu:

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What are commas used to do?

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Separate sentence parts

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What are semicolons used to do?

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Separate complete thoughts

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What are colons used to do?

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Include information not given in the sentence

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What are periods used to do?

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End sentences