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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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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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Is this sentence correct?
The school day had ended; but I still had to go to practice.

• yes
• no

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Which of the following is a correctly punctuated complex sentence?

• After, I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school, I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.
• After I got home from school I walked the dog, put away laundry, and finished my homework.

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What goes in the blank? 
 
Zadie Smith is a writer who grew up in London___ she is best known for her award-winning novel White Teeth.

• semicolon
• colon
• comma
• none of the above

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 Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

• The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.
• The man was wet he was; standing in the rain without an umbrella.
•  The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
• None of the above

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Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma. 
Where does the comma belong?

• Between unless and you
• Between graduate and you
• Between not and need
• This complex sentence does not need a comma

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Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always.

Where does the comma belong?

• between friend and I
• between you and are
• between loyal and to
• This is a correctly written and punctuated complex sentence.

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Which sentence has proper punctuation & capitalization?

• Sandy screamed, "It's a snow day!"
• Sandy screamed it's a snow day!
• Sandy screamed, "it's a snow day!"
• Sandy screamed "It's a snow day!"

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Buried Alive Part 3
(1)The boys were smart--and lucky. (2)Many people who get caught in avalanches don't survive.
(3)Avalanches happen on mountainsides, where snow builds up in layers. (4)Each snowfall leaves a new layer. (5)In an avalanche one layer of snow slides over another.
(6)Within about 5 seconds, an avalanche can reach nearly 100 miles per hour. (7)Nobody can run or ski or snowboard that fast. (8)It's almost impossible to get out of the way.
What is the best way to edit sentence 5?

• In an avalanche; one layer of snow slides over another.
• In an avalanche: one layer of snow slides over another.
• In an avalanche, one layer of snow slides over another.
• The sentence is correct is written.

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