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Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. 

• Period
• Comma
• Semicolon
• Colon

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England beat Australia.

• Activve
• Passive

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Geometrics ____ a popular print for dresses.

• are
• is

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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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Active or Passive Voice?
My books were returned before class.

• Active
• Passive

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Kira loves to chew on pens.  "How does this ______________ her?" you ask. She has ink on her face and her dentist is becoming stupendously rich.

• affect
• effect

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One of my favorite poems ________ Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven."

• is
• are

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How is the clause being used in the sentence?
Megan Hilty sang exactly what I like to hear.

• subject
• direct object
• predicate noun
• object of preposition

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The artist preferred to paint in oils ___ he did not like water colors.

• 
• 
• 
• no punctuation needed

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Children ................ (not/play) the whole day tomorrow.

• isn't playing

• won’t be playing

• aren't playing

• were not playing

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