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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to become prime minister of Great Britain. |
| | B) | Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to become prime minister of Great Britain |
| | C) | Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to become prime minister of Great Britain? |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Was Esperanto a language that evolved naturally, or was it invented? |
| | B) | Was Esperanto a language that evolved naturally, or was it invented. |
| | C) | Was Esperanto a language that evolved naturally, or was it invented! |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was named after U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall (1947–49)? |
| | B) | The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was named after U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall (1947–49)! |
| | C) | The Marshall Plan, also known as the European Recovery Program, was named after U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall (1947–49). |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, is based on the works of the Roman dramatist Plautus. |
| | B) | The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, is based on the works of the Roman dramatist Plautus! |
| | C) | The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, is based on the works of the Roman dramatist Plautus? |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | In Canada, the deadline for filing tax returns is April 30? |
| | B) | In Canada, is the deadline for filing tax returns April 30. |
| | C) | In Canada, the deadline for filing tax returns is April 30. |
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Which of the following is a declarative sentence? |
| | A) | The Knights of the Round Table were a legendary order created by King Arthur! |
| | B) | The Knights of the Round Table were a legendary order created by King Arthur? |
| | C) | The Knights of the Round Table were a legendary order created by King Arthur. |
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Which of the following is an interrogative sentence? |
| | A) | Were Germany, Japan, and Italy allies during World War II? |
| | B) | Germany, Japan, and Italy were allies during World War II! |
| | C) | I believe Germany, Japan, and Italy were allies during World War II. |
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Which of the following is an interrogative sentence? |
| | A) | We should have turned right at the light. |
| | B) | Turn right at the light. |
| | C) | Should we have turned right at the light? |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River? |
| | B) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River! |
| | C) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River. |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals. |
| | B) | Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals? |
| | C) | Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals! |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded? |
| | B) | King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded: |
| | C) | King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded! |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, Agamemnon, their leader, sought the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia! |
| | B) | When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, Agamemnon, their leader, sought the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia? |
| | C) | When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, did Agamemnon, their leader, seek the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia. |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Believe it or not, art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century? |
| | B) | Do you believe that art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century. |
| | C) | Believe it or not, art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century! |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | Embalming corpses became common practice in the United States only in the twentieth century! |
| | B) | Embalming corpses became common practice in the United States only in the twentieth century? |
| | C) | Did embalming corpses became common practice in the United States only in the twentieth century. |
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Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item. |
| | A) | The premier's only talent is the ability to blame everything that's wrong in the province on someone else? |
| | B) | The premier's only talent is the ability to blame everything that's wrong in the province on someone else! |
| | C) | The premier's only talent is the ability to blame everything that's wrong in the province on someone else. . . . |
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