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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We decided to eat at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at, Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided to eat at Olive Garden, my favorite restaurant.
• We decided, to eat, at Olive Garden my favorite restaurant.

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While you are talking.

• Sentence :)
• Fragment :(

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How could you fix the following run-on sentence: "It was so cold outside that my ears froze they didn't warm up until I came indoors?"

• It was so cold outside, that my ears froze, they didn't  warm up , until I came indoors.
• It was so cold outside.  That my ears froze; they didn't warm up until I came indoors.
• It was so cold outside that my ears froze; they didn't warm up until I came indoors.
• It was so cold outside that my ears froze, they didn't warm up, until I came indoors.

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

• I drove to Minneapolis, and it took a long time.
• I drove to Minneapolis it took a long time.
• I drove, to Minneapolis, it took a long time.

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It is recommended to always use the Oxford comma. 

• True. It can clarify meaning
• False. It is rarely used these days. 

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Which spelling is correct?

• defenite
• defanite
• definite
• definete

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Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

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Is the following punctuation correct or incorrect?
Lisa has some free time now; therefore, she will coordinate the bake sale. 

• correct
• incorrect

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Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?

• quotation from books, speeches, and newspaper

• an unfinished thought

• omitted text from a quotation

• a rhetorical question

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Which sentence is correct?

• He doesn't like living near the beach; The salty air is making his car rust.

• He doesn't like living near the beach; the salty air is making his car rust.

• He doesn't like living near the beach; because the salty air is making his car rust.

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