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| | A) | The candidate made: an emotional speech. |
| | B) | The candidate made an emotional speech. |
| | C) | The candidate: made an emotional speech. |
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| | A) | He is in the top tax bracket he pays 46 percent tax on his earnings. |
| | B) | He is in the top tax bracket he pays 46 percent tax: on his earnings. |
| | C) | He is in the top tax bracket: he pays 46 percent tax on his earnings. |
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| | A) | The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote "The right of a citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." |
| | B) | The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote: "The right of a citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." |
| | C) | The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees women the right to vote, "The right of a citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." |
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| | A) | She has a choice of four fruit toppings: for her pancakes strawberry, blueberry, cherry, or pineapple. |
| | B) | She has a choice of four fruit toppings for her pancakes: strawberry, blueberry, cherry, or pineapple. |
| | C) | She has a choice of four fruit toppings for her pancakes strawberry, blueberry, cherry, or pineapple. |
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| | A) | A driver's license is not just a license: it is a ticket to freedom. |
| | B) | A driver's license is not just a license it is a ticket to freedom. |
| | C) | A driver's license is not just a license, it is a ticket to: freedom. |
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| | A) | Wireless technology is revolutionizing campus life, many students now use notebook computers: wireless Internet access: palm pilots: mp3 players: and cellular phones. |
| | B) | Wireless technology is revolutionizing campus life: many students now use notebook computers, wireless Internet access, palm pilots, mp3 players, and cellular phones. |
| | C) | Wireless technology is revolutionizing campus life many students now use notebook computers, wireless Internet access, palm pilots, mp3 players, and cellular phones. |
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| | A) | Though not a physician: Louis Pasteur revolutionized medicine his research proved the importance of killing germs through sterilization. |
| | B) | Though not a physician, Louis Pasteur revolutionized medicine, his research proved the importance of killing germs through sterilization. |
| | C) | Though not a physician, Louis Pasteur revolutionized medicine: his research proved the importance of killing germs through sterilization. |
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| | A) | As General Lee watched the slaughter at the Battle of Fredericksburg: he remarked to his aide "It is well that war is so terrible—we should grow too fond of it." |
| | B) | As General Lee watched the slaughter at the Battle of Fredericksburg, he remarked to his aide: "It is well that war is so terrible—we should grow too fond of it." |
| | C) | As General Lee watched the slaughter at the Battle of Fredericksburg, he remarked to his aide "It is well that war is so terrible—we should grow too fond of it." |
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| | A) | In 1865 a plantation owner in Mississippi wrote "This section of the country has been subjected to the ravages of both armies." |
| | B) | In 1865: a plantation owner in Mississippi wrote "This section of the country has been subjected to the ravages of both armies." |
| | C) | In 1865 a plantation owner in Mississippi wrote: "This section of the country has been subjected to the ravages of both armies." |
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Choose the sentence that uses punctuation correctly. |
| | A) | A rebel soldier recounted his feelings during the battle, "The sun seemed almost to go backward, and it appeared as if night would never come." |
| | B) | A rebel soldier recounted his feelings: during the battle "The sun seemed almost to go backward, and it appeared as if night would never come." |
| | C) | A rebel soldier recounted his feelings during the battle: "The sun seemed almost to go backward, and it appeared as if night would never come." |
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| | A) | The states: that were once part of Yugoslavia include Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Macedonia. |
| | B) | The states that were once part of Yugoslavia include; Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Macedonia. |
| | C) | The states that were once part of Yugoslavia include Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, and Macedonia. |
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| | A) | Pasteur is famous for several medical milestones: vaccines for rabies and anthrax; a process for killing bacteria in milk, now called pasteurization; and the germ theory of infection. |
| | B) | Pasteur is famous for several medical milestones vaccines for rabies and anthrax; a process for killing bacteria in milk, now called pasteurization; and the germ theory of infection. |
| | C) | Pasteur is famous for several medical milestones; vaccines for rabies and anthrax: a process for killing bacteria in milk, now called pasteurization: and the germ theory of infection. |
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| | A) | The Adams family has contributed much to the history of the United States: John was the second president; John Quincy was the sixth president; and Charles Francis was minister to Great Britain. |
| | B) | The Adams family has contributed much to the history of the United States; John was the second president; John Quincy was the sixth president; and Charles Francis was minister to Great Britain. |
| | C) | The Adams family has contributed much to the history of the United States; John was the second president: John Quincy was the sixth president: and Charles Francis was minister to Great Britain. |
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| | A) | In January 1608, Jamestown Colony suffered a great misfortune: arms, shelter, clothing, and food were all destroyed by fire. |
| | B) | In January 1608, Jamestown Colony suffered a great misfortune, arms, shelter, clothing, and food were all destroyed by fire. |
| | C) | In January 1608, Jamestown Colony suffered: a great misfortune arms, shelter, clothing, and food were all destroyed by fire. |
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| | A) | About a hundred English colonists braved the Atlantic; they sailed in three tiny ships. |
| | B) | About a hundred English colonists braved the Atlantic: they sailed in three tiny ships. |
| | C) | About a hundred English colonists braved: the Atlantic; they sailed in three tiny ships. |
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| | A) | Washington Irving captured: the spirit of Dutch settlers: he created the characters Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, and, of course, the Headless Horseman. |
| | B) | Washington Irving captured the spirit of Dutch settlers: he created the characters Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, and, of course, the Headless Horseman. |
| | C) | Washington Irving captured: the spirit of Dutch settlers, he created the characters Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, and, of course, the Headless Horseman. |
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| | A) | Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for: witchcraft trials. |
| | B) | Salem, Massachusetts, is famous for witchcraft trials. |
| | C) | Salem, Massachusetts: is famous for witchcraft trials. |
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| | A) | William Faulkner said "In a short story . . . almost every word has got to be almost exactly right." |
| | B) | William Faulkner said: "In a short story . . . almost every word has got to be almost exactly right." |
| | C) | William Faulkner said; "In a short story . . . almost every word has got to be almost exactly right." |
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Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation. |
| | A) | Virginia Woolf made an accurate observation "It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality." |
| | B) | Virginia Woolf made an accurate observation, "It is far more difficult to murder a phantom: than a reality." |
| | C) | Virginia Woolf made an accurate observation: "It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality." |
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Choose the sentence that uses correct punctuation. |
| | A) | His information came from Doing Without: Meeting the Energy Crisis in the 1980s. |
| | B) | His information came from Doing Without; Meeting the Energy Crisis in the 1980s. |
| | C) | His information came from Doing Without, Meeting the Energy Crisis in the 1980s. |
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