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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.
• Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.
• Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

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Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. 

• Period
• Comma
• Semicolon
• Colon

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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• No, I can't play today because my mom told me to clean my room. 
• No, I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today, because my mom told me to clean my room.
• No I can't play today because my mom, told me to clean my room.

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A _______ paired with a ______________  ___________ will correct a run-on sentence. 

• Comma, coordinating conjunction
• Period, coordinating conjunction
• Period, coordinating conjunction
• Semicolon, coordinating conjunction

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What a beautiful view (./?/!)

• .
• ?
• !

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How could you fix the run-on sentence, "Moby has three lights they are red."

• Moby has three lights, they are red.
• Moby has three lights; they are red.
• Moby has; three lights they are red.

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When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma is required.

• True
• False

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When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma is required.

• True
• False

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Correct this sentence. 
Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death". 

• Patrick Henry said, Give me liberty or give me death. 
• "Patrick Henry said, Give me liberty or give me death." 
• Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death." 

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Which spelling is correct?

• possession
• posession
• possesion

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