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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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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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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do. 
• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do. 

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Where should the commas go?
The dog ran across the yard his ears flapping his fur flying around him.

• The dog ran across the yard his ears flapping, his fur flying around him.
• The dog ran across the yard, his ears flapping, his fur flying around him.
• The dog, ran across the yard, his ears flapping his fur flying around him.
• The dog ran across the yard his, ears flapping, his, fur flying around him.

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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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When Tarantulas Attack part 4
(1)Tarantula venom isn't strong enough to harm people. (2)But that doesn't mean there's nothing to fear.
(3)In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas tank. (4) Suddenly, the spider kicked tiny hairs at his face. 
(5)The man's eyes burned and turned bright red. (6)The hairs were so tiny; doctors could not pull them out. (7)They gave the man medicine to flush the hairs out. (8)A year later, his eyes were much better, but he still had to use eyedrops every day.
(9)Some tarantulas pull this hairy trick when they feel threatened, explains Sorking. (10)The spiers scrape hairs from their bellies. (11)Then fling the hairs into an attacker's face. (12)Chemicals on the hairs cause itchy skin, breathing trouble, and burning eyes.
(13)"The animal will remember how bad it was and not attack a tarantula again," Sorkin says.
What is the correct way to edit sentence 3?

• In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas tank.
• In England, a man was cleaning his pete tarantulas' tank.
• In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantulas, tank.
• In England, a man was cleaning his pet tarantula's tank.

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How many colons are missing from the following passage?
Dear Ms. Jones     
Please meet me in my office at 730 A.M. next Monday. We will review several books, including Leon Edel’s Henry James, Volume I 126-132. Note This is a very important meeting.

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Which sentence uses semi colons correctly?

• The Europe trip will include visits to London, England, Rome, Italy; Paris, France, Munich, Germany, and Warsaw, Poland.
• The Europe trip will include visits to London; England, Rome; Italy, Paris; France, Munich; Germany, and Warsaw; Poland.
• The Europe trip will include visits to London, England; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland.

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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are fabulous in my opinion.

• Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, are fabulous in my opinion.

• Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are fabulous, in my opinion.

• Fridays Saturdays and Sundays are fabulous, in my opinion.

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Which of the following sentences is correct?

• I wanted to go to school today, but I was too tired.

• I wanted to go to school today but I was too tired.

• I wanted to go to school today, but, I was too tired.

• None of the above

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