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Choose the correct sentence.

• I really like tacos; because I have been eating them since I was little.
• I really like tacos because I have been eating them since I was little.

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Each time you see a conjunction/FANBOYS word, you use a comma.

• True
• False

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An ellipsis is used to ___.

• shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases
• pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
• indicate an incomplete thought
• all answers are correct

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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jake, my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 
• Jake my black and white cat, loves to sleep on the couch next to me. 

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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Sam likes Coke, but John like Pepsi.
• Sam likes Coke but, John likes Pepsi.
• Sam likes Coke but John likes Pepsi.
• Sam likes Coke, but, John likes Pepsi.

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Which sentence is correct?

• We couldv'e stopped by the store, but I forgot my money.
• We could've stopped by the store but I forgot my money.
• We coul'dve stopped by the store, but I forgot my money.
• We could've stopped by the store, but I forgot me money.

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 Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 
• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas. 

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Juanita usually prefers to work out in the morning ___________  today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

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Which is correct?

• They're going to give there car away.

• They're going to give their car away.

• There going to give their car away.

• Their going to give they're car away.

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Which sentence(s) used an ellipsis the correct way?
A. If only she had . . . Oh, it doesn’t matter now.
B. I wasn’t really . . . well, what I mean . . . see, the thing is . . . I didn’t mean it.
C. She opened the door . . . and saw . . . a cake!

• A and C
• just B
• none of them
• all of them

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