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| | A) | I try my best, but I still cannot understand the metric system. |
| | B) | I try my best but, I still cannot understand the metric system. |
| | C) | I try my best, but, I still cannot understand the metric system. |
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| | A) | Originating in ninth-century China the story of Cinderella, has many forms. |
| | B) | Originating in ninth-century China, the story of Cinderella has many forms. |
| | C) | Originating in ninth-century, China the story of Cinderella has many forms. |
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| | A) | When it was a colony of Great Britain, Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia. |
| | B) | When it was a colony, of Great Britain Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia. |
| | C) | When, it was a colony of Great Britain Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia. |
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| | A) | A British colony for more than 150 years Hong Kong, became part of the People's Republic of China near the end of the 20th century. |
| | B) | A British colony for more than 150 years Hong Kong became part, of the People's Republic of China near the end of the 20th century. |
| | C) | A British colony for more than 150 years, Hong Kong became part of the People's Republic of China near the end of the 20th century. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | When I was running the candidates, for public office were highly qualified. |
| | B) | When I was running, the candidates for public office were highly qualified. |
| | C) | When I was running the candidates for public office, were highly qualified. |
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| | A) | While the wealthy, Russian aristocrats ate their serfs starved. |
| | B) | While the wealthy Russian aristocrats ate their serfs, starved. |
| | C) | While the wealthy Russian aristocrats ate, their serfs starved. |
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| | A) | Yes it will be difficult getting the poisonous snakes off, the airplane. |
| | B) | Yes it will, be difficult getting the poisonous snakes off the airplane. |
| | C) | Yes, it will be difficult getting the poisonous snakes off the airplane. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | When we arrived, the table was cleared and the food gone. |
| | B) | When we arrived the table was cleared and, the food gone. |
| | C) | When, we arrived the table was cleared and the food gone. |
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| | A) | The kangaroos, jumped quickly gracefully and smoothly for their audience. |
| | B) | The kangaroos jumped quickly, gracefully, and smoothly for their audience. |
| | C) | The kangaroos jumped quickly gracefully, and smoothly for their audience. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | The rain, it appears, has stopped. |
| | B) | The rain it appears, has stopped. |
| | C) | The rain, it appears has stopped. |
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| | A) | Athens is the capital of Greece and, it is named after the Greek goddess Athena. |
| | B) | Athens is the capital of Greece, and it is named after the Greek goddess Athena. |
| | C) | Athens is the capital of Greece and it is named, after the Greek goddess Athena. |
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| | A) | The Age of Innocence is my favourite novel, yet, I didn't like the movie. |
| | B) | The Age of Innocence is my favourite novel yet, I didn't like the movie. |
| | C) | The Age of Innocence is my favourite novel, yet I didn't like the movie. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | Dr. Gordon drives a Mercedes-Benz, not a Jaguar. |
| | B) | Dr. Gordon drives a Mercedes-Benz not a Jaguar. |
| | C) | Dr. Gordon, drives a Mercedes-Benz not a Jaguar. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | Nicholas checks his hair constantly for, he thinks all the women in his office are looking at him. |
| | B) | Nicholas checks his hair constantly for he thinks all the women, in his office, are looking at him. |
| | C) | Nicholas checks his hair constantly, for he thinks all the women in his office are looking at him. |
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| | A) | My allergies are very bad this year so, I will ask my doctor for a stronger medicine. |
| | B) | My allergies are very bad this year so I will ask my doctor, for a stronger medicine. |
| | C) | My allergies are very bad this year, so I will ask my doctor for a stronger medicine. |
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Choose the item that uses a comma or commas correctly. |
| | A) | Hockey is the national pastime in, Canada but soccer is the favourite sport of most of the world. |
| | B) | Hockey is the national pastime in Canada but, soccer is the favourite sport of most of the world. |
| | C) | Hockey is the national pastime in Canada, but soccer is the favourite sport of most of the world. |
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| | A) | Neither Bart nor Lisa is doing well in school so, we are sending both of them to a tutor. |
| | B) | Neither Bart nor, Lisa is doing well in school so we are sending both of them to a tutor. |
| | C) | Neither Bart nor Lisa is doing well in school, so we are sending both of them to a tutor. |
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| | A) | You don't have to go to Shanghai or Hong Kong to get great Chinese food for there is probably a fine, Chinese restaurant right in your town. |
| | B) | You don't have to go to Shanghai or Hong Kong to get great Chinese food, for there is probably a fine Chinese restaurant right in your town. |
| | C) | You don't have to go to Shanghai or Hong Kong to get great Chinese food for, there is probably a fine Chinese restaurant right in your town. |
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| | A) | Located on Oahu, and famous for its tropical beauty Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii. |
| | B) | Located on Oahu and famous for its tropical beauty, Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii. |
| | C) | Located on Oahu and famous, for its tropical beauty Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii. |
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| | A) | Once a quiet olive grove where Plato started his academy, the Kolonos section of Athens is now a bustling and busy neighbourhood of shops, businesses, and apartment buildings. |
| | B) | Once a quiet olive grove where Plato started his academy the Kolonos, section of Athens is now a bustling and busy neighbourhood of shops, businesses, and apartment buildings. |
| | C) | Once a quiet olive grove, where Plato started his academy the Kolonos section of Athens is now a bustling and busy neighbourhood of shops, businesses, and apartment buildings. |
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