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Where should the commas go?
The deer head up ears alert listened for danger.

• The deer, head up, ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer, head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head up ears alert, listened for danger.
• The deer head, up ears alert, listened for danger.

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Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

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Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• Jeremy, and I, have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I, have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments.
• Jeremy and I have had, our share of arguments.

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True or false? This sentence is correct.
My friend Sasser, is like the mini Michael Jackson. 

• True
• False

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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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Select the sentence that uses the comma rule incorrectly:

• The brown, fast squirrel flew over my head. 
• I study hard, because I want to improve in school. 
• Her bag had books, pencils, and paper. 
• Good morning, John!

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Which sentence is correct?

• The big dog scared the little boy; He ran the other way.

• The big dog scared the little boy; therefore, he ran the other way.

• The big dog scared the little boy; so he ran the other way.

• The big dog scared the little boy. He ran the other way; screaming.

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Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

• All four of them—Bob — Jeffrey— Jason — Brett—did well in college.

• All four — of them Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

• All four of them—Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

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Which sentence corrects the run-on: School is fun I like science the best and math next.

• School is fun; I like science the best and math next.

• School is fun I like science the best; and math next.

• School is fun I like science the best. And math next.

• School is fun, I like science the best, and math next.

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Where do the comma(s) go in the following sentence?

Mr. Riley is moving to a different city Chicago.

• Mr. Riley is moving to, a different city, Chicago

• Mr. Riley, is moving to a different city, Chicago.

• Mr. Riley is moving to a different city, Chicago.

• No commas are needed.

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