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| | A) | He left the office after 10:00 p.m.; the next day he arrived early to finish his work. |
| | B) | He left the office after 10:00 p.m., the next day; he arrived early to finish his work. |
| | C) | He left the office after 10:00 p.m. the next day he arrived early; to finish his work. |
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correctly. |
| | A) | The elevators; were not working he had to walk up the
stairs. |
| | B) | The elevators were not working; he had to walk up the
stairs. |
| | C) | The elevators were not working, he had to walk up the
stairs. |
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| | A) | Mount Etna in Sicily is the highest volcano; in Europe it is still active. |
| | B) | Mount Etna in Sicily is the highest volcano in Europe; it is still active. |
| | C) | Mount Etna in Sicily; is the highest volcano in Europe it is still active. |
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| | A) | Ethnocentricity is the belief that the culture and values of one ethnic group are superior to those of another; at times, such thinking leads to
outright racism. |
| | B) | Ethnocentricity is the belief that the culture and values of
one ethnic group are superior to those of another, at times; such thinking leads to outright racism. |
| | C) | Ethnocentricity is the belief that the culture and values of one ethnic group are superior to those of another at times, such
thinking leads to outright racism. |
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| | A) | With the St. Lawrence; the Great Lakes form one of the world's longest inland waterways in fact, it stretches over
1,750 kilometres. |
| | B) | With the St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes form one of the
world's longest inland waterways; in fact, it stretches over 1,750 kilometres. |
| | C) | With the St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes form one of the world's longest inland waterways, in fact; it stretches over 1,750
kilometres. |
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| | A) | Richard and John Plantagenet were medieval English kings they were the sons; of Henry II. |
| | B) | Richard and John Plantagenet were medieval English kings, they were the sons of Henry II. |
| | C) | Richard and John Plantagenet were medieval English kings; they were the sons of Henry II. |
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| | A) | Chaucer set his Canterbury Tales in fourteenth-century England nonetheless; they speak quite clearly to twentieth-century
America. |
| | B) | in fourteenth-century England, nonetheless, they speak quite
clearly; to twentieth-century America. |
| | C) | Chaucer set his Canterbury
Tales in fourteenth-century England; nonetheless, they speak quite clearly to twentieth-century America. |
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correctly. |
| | A) | Kierkegaard was a nineteenth-century Danish
philosopher; his writings have influenced modern Christian theology. |
| | B) | Kierkegaard was a nineteenth-century Danish philosopher, his writings have influenced modern Christian theology. |
| | C) | Kierkegaard was a nineteenth-century Danish philosopher his writings have influenced modern
Christian theology. |
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| | A) | Grover Cleveland ran for president three; times he won twice. |
| | B) | Grover Cleveland ran for president three times; he won twice. |
| | C) | Grover Cleveland ran for president; three times he won twice. |
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correctly. |
| | A) | The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was
passed by Congress in 1920 it insured that women could vote. |
| | B) | The Nineteenth
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress in 1920; it insured that women could vote. |
| | C) | The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress in 1920, it insured that women could
vote. |
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