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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

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

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Which word is the subordinating conjunction?
Because I had missing work, I had to go to study hall.

• Because
• had
• work
• hall

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Abel .................. in the class for three months.

• has was
• has been
• was

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Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the middle of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jane the seat.
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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A comma is used to do all of the following except __. 

• to separate a subordinate clause from an independent clause at the start of a complex sentence
• to shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases
• to separate items in a series or a list
• to combine 2 independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

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James and Eve rode their bicycles after they ate lunch.

• compound
• complex
• simple

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Barbie always (hurry) to school.

• hurry

• hurries

• hurrys

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Which has a vague pronoun?

• Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city.

• Don't forget to write down your homework.

• The survivors were all lucky to be alive.

• His mother told him another story.

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What change if any should be made to the words in red in this sentence?

Native Americans, African Americans, and women had to waited many years before they could vote.

• had to waiting

• had to wait

• have to waited

• Make no change

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Identify the correctly spelled word or words.

• torpedoes

• tomatos

• vetoes

• tattoos

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