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Which sentence uses the dash correctly?

• My sister is coming to visit soon--not soon enough!
• My sister-- is coming to visit soon not soon enough!
• My sister is coming to visit-- soon not soon enough!

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Which is the correct use of commas?

• Coffee, tea sugar, milk eggs
• Coffee tea sugar milk eggs
• Coffee, tea, sugar, milk, and eggs
• Coffee, tea, sugar, milk and eggs

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Which of the following is correctly punctuated?

• The Clarks grow peas beans and squash in their garden.
• The Clarks grow peas, beans, and squash in their garden.
• The Clarks grow peas beans, and squash in their garden.
• The Clarks grow peas, beans; and squash in their garden.

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After leaving the Capitol _______ Senator Dubitsky returned to her office to work on a speech, answer some letters, and meet with her staff.

• comma
• semicolon
• no punctuation

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Which sentence has a comma in the correct place?

• My father was born on December 1, 1976.
• My father was born on December, 1 1976.

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Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• In the middle of night. The van pulled up.
• Chuck would not, give Jane the seat.
• Over coffee and toast, Kelly told me about her new job.
• Lemonade. My favorite drink.

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Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

• “Watch out for” that puddle! Dad yelled.
• “Watch out for that puddle!” Dad yelled.
• Watch out for that puddle! “Dad yelled.”
• Watch out for “that puddle!” Dad yelled.

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A semicolon connects...

• two independent clauses that are closely related ideas
• two dependent clauses that are closely related ideas
• both dependent and independent clauses no matter how closely related in idea they are

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Which sentence is correct?

• Alex wanted to buy a new video game, so, he decided to make some money by babysitting his cousins.
• Alex wanted to buy a new video game, so he decided to make some money by babysitting his cousins.
• Alex wanted to buy a new video game so, he decided to make some money by babysitting his cousins.
• Alex wanted to buy a new video game so, he decided, to make some money by babysitting his cousins.

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Hold me! I am going to faint

• !

• .

• ?

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