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Which of the following lists is correct? 

• I invited Beth, my roommate; Jessi, my friend; and Katie, my mom.
• I invied Beth; my roommate; Jessi; my friend; and Katie; my mom.
• I invited Beth, my roommate, Jessi, my friend, and Katie, my mom. 
• I invited Beth, my roommate: Jessi, my friend: and Katie, my mom.

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Which punctuation mark is needed in the following sentence?The forecast called for a great deal of rain consequently, the party was postponed.

• ;
• :
• neither of these

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Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• David is interested in knitting consequently he signed up for a class at the Senior Center.
• David is interested in knitting; consequently he signed up for a class at the Senior Center.
• David is interested in knitting, consequently, he signed up for a class at the Senior Center.
• David is interested in knitting; consequently, he signed up for a class at the Senior Center.

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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

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Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking. 
• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking. 

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TRUE or FALSE?
Compound words may be written separately, with a hyphen (-).

• True
• False

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

• True
• False

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Which has correct comma placement?

• Jenny proclaimed "Today is the best day ever!"
• Jenny, proclaimed "Today is the best day ever!"
• Jenny, proclaimed, "Today is the best day ever!"
• Jenny proclaimed, "Today is the best day ever!"

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Use a comma between two adjectives that can be ___________ in order. 

• reversed
• opposite
• fixed
• FANBOYS

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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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