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Which is correct?

• Lee announced in September that he and lawmakers were fast-tracking funding to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions. 

• Lee announced in September he and lawmakers were fast-tracking funding to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Sometimes context tells you if something is essential. Which is correct?

• The agency had requested 40 more special agent/forensic scientist positions and 10 more technicians in the budget that is now in effect.

• The agency had requested 40 more special agent/forensic scientist positions and 10 more technicians in the budget, which is now in effect.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• Funding for new staff positions announced in September and pay raises is included in Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s budget proposal that is working its way through the Legislature.

• Funding for new staff positions announced in September and pay raises is included in Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s budget proposal, which is working its way through the Legislature. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• TBI said police in Memphis had made no request for the expedited analysis of the kit that can cut the wait to only days and no suspect information was included in the submission.

• TBI said police in Memphis had made no request for the expedited analysis of the kit, which can cut the wait to only days, and no suspect information was included in the submission.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• TBI said police in Memphis had made no request for the expedited analysis of the kit that can cut the wait to only days and no suspect information was included in the submission.

• TBI said police in Memphis had made no request for the expedited analysis of the kit, which can cut the wait to only days, and no suspect information was included in the submission.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• Philadelphia has gotten only 0.3 inches of snow compared to an average of 19.2. New York that typically gets over 2 feet by now has seen only 2.2 inches.

• Philadelphia has gotten only 0.3 inches of snow compared to an average of 19.2. New York, which typically gets over 2 feet by now, has seen only 2.2 inches.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which is correct?

• There have been exceptions like Buffalo that in November got walloped thanks to a lake-effect storm caused by cold air picking up moisture from warmer lakes. 

• There have been exceptions like Buffalo, which in November got walloped thanks to a lake-effect storm, caused by cold air picking up moisture from warmer lakes. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• La Niña that involves a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures has led to unusually cool conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 

• La Niña, which involves a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, has led to unusually cool conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct?

• As a result, the jet stream that would bring colder conditions to the region has kept that air closer to the Canadian border rather than dropping down into the northeast.

• As a result, the jet stream, which would bring colder conditions to the region, has kept that air closer to the Canadian border rather than dropping down into the northeast.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is correct? The new rules put forth by Biden could help the president fight back against critics who/whom complain he hasn’t done enough to address border security issues.

• who

• whom

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A