Use semicolons and commas to separate clauses

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• You can, just be happy for a little while at least.

• You can just be happy for a little while at least.

• You can just be happy, for a little while at least.

• You can just be happy; for a little while at least.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Now I know, there’s some rumors out there and I just kind of want to set the record straight.

• Now I know there’s some rumors out there and I just kind of want to set the record straight.

• Now, I know there’s some rumors out there, and I, just kind of, want to set the record straight.

• Now I know there’s some rumors out there, and I just kind of want to set the record straight.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• It was supposed to be with bills and it doesn’t work, great with faxes.

• It was supposed to be with bills; and it doesn’t work great with faxes.

• It was, supposed to be with bills and it doesn’t work great with faxes.

• It was supposed to be with bills, and it doesn’t work great with faxes.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• You are a gentleman, and a scholar.

• You are a gentleman; and a scholar.

• You are, a gentleman and a scholar.

• You are a gentleman and a scholar.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• As a doctor you would not tell a patient if they had cancer.

• As a doctor, you would not tell a patient if they had cancer.

• As a doctor; you would not tell a patient if they had cancer.

• As a doctor you would not tell a patient, if they had cancer.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• If you’re unhappy, with your compensation maybe you should take it up with HR.

• If you’re unhappy with your compensation, maybe you should take it up with HR.

• If you’re unhappy with your compensation; maybe, you should take it, up with HR.

• If you’re, unhappy with your compensation maybe you should take it up with HR.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• You can go mess with Josh’s people; I’m the head of this family.

• You can go mess with Josh’s people but I’m the head, of this family.

• You can go mess with Josh’s people but I’m the head of this family.

• You can go, mess with Josh’s people but I’m the head of this family.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• That is the third time and it wasn’t funny the first two times either Jim.

• That is the third time and, it wasn’t funny, the first two times either Jim.

• That is the third time, and it wasn’t funny, the first two times either Jim.

• That is the third time; it wasn’t funny the first two times either Jim.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• I have been recommending downsizing, since I first got here.

• I have been recommending downsizing since, I first got here.

• I have been recommending downsizing since I first got here.

• I have been recommending downsizing; since I first got here.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The best thing about it is, that we’re not going to have to give you any severance pay, because that is gross misconduct.

• The best thing about it is that we’re not going to have to give you any severance pay; because that is gross misconduct.

• The best thing about it is that we’re not going to have to give you any severance pay because that is gross misconduct.

• The best thing about it is that we’re not going to have to give you any severance pay because, that is gross misconduct.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A