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1. There are three things we need for the party:balloons, confetti, and streamers.
2. What punctuation belongs in the blank space?Myrtle spent an hour trying to find her pink skirt; she threw on a black skirt _____ however.
3. Which sentence below is correct?
4. You will need to have the following items for the trip tent, lantern, matches, and a compass.
5. What is the purpose of using a colon between two independent clauses?
6. Is this sentence correct? My favorite desserts are:chocolate cake, ice cream, and lemon pie.
7. What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence:We went to Columbus to eat, watch a movie, and buy a car the restaurant had a long wait, the theater was closed, and we ran out of money.
8. There's only one reason that you should be talking _____ to ask me a question.
9. What punctuation belongs in the blank space?Susan _____ for example, drinks a whole bottle of Gatorade after every race.
10. Where is a colon needed?After a sleepless night, the senator made her decision she would not seek re-election.
11. Semicolons can be used anywhere.
12. She went to great lengths to emphasize this: "Kindness never fades."
13. In which sentence is a semicolon used correctly?
14. What does this sentence need?I've never been to Florida, where my mom was born California, where my dad used to live or Canada, where my grandparents met.
15. It is okay to use a semicolon before a conjunction if the clauses contain many commas. (Alana, Eric, and Kim voted for her; and Scott, Roland, and Vanessa voted for Jason.)
16. Fix this sentence. She didn't see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.
17. What type of punctuation do you USUALLY use when connecting two independent clauses?
18. Juanita usually prefers to work out in the morning _____ today she intends to go to the gym after her last appointment.
19. The game is tomorrow afternoon (a) it might be cancelled if it rains.
20. What change is needed to the following sentence:Just consider some of the misconceptions about pigs, that they are dirty, that they carry diseases, and that they are unintelligent.
21. Lucas put on a few pounds during the holidays _____ so he decided to join a gym.
22. What correction, if any, should be made to the following sentence:It was a cold, snowy night:they had decided to go the game anyway.
23. Fix the sentence.You should stop eating so much candy you have a race later today.
24. Which punctuation mark do I use between independent clauses closely related in meaning if they are NOT joined by a conjunction?
25. The eclipse will begin at 5 34 A.M.
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