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SC_149: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'to put it briefly'?
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SC_127: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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QL18: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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SC_176: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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'He was exhausted ___ he had walked ten miles.' — which mark is correct?
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SC_143: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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RQ2_118: Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'as a consequence'?
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Q30_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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Which sentence shows correct use of a colon in a ratio?
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CA_206: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'however'?
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CE_141: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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FX09: Correct use?
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SC_173: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'subsequently'?
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SC_155: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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FS058: Which sentence uses a colon INCORRECTLY?
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Which of the following IS a conjunctive adverb?
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QX89: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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RQ2_108: Which sentence is correct?
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CA_231: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'thus'?
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FS047: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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CA_238: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'eventually'?
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RQ2_109: Which sentence is correct?
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RQ2_125: Which sentence is correct?
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RQ2_124: Which sentence is correct?
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SC_200: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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Q40_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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FS012: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before a quotation?
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True or False: A semicolon can separate items in a list when those items contain commas.
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'all in all'?
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QX100: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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SC_157: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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CA_205: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'moreover'?
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True or False: A colon must follow a complete independent clause.
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FS118: Which sentence uses a semicolon with 'on the contrary'?
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CL2_126: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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QX8: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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FS069: Does a semicolon need a capital letter after it?
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CL2_107: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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QC17: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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CE_148: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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Which sentence correctly uses semicolons to separate items that contain commas?
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QX17: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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Which of the following CANNOT be separated by a semicolon?
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CL16: Which sentence correctly uses semicolons in a complex list?
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Which of the following is a conjunctive adverb?
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SC_148: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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FS102: Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'instead'?
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FS067: Which of the following is NOT a conjunctive adverb?
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FS016: Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
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CL2_100: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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CL2_138: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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Q10_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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CA_215: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'in fact'?
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Q29_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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QC4: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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Does the clause before a colon need to be a complete independent clause?
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SC_151: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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FX17: Correct use?
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A semicolon should NOT be used between ___.
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SC_162: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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CL9: Which sentence correctly uses semicolons in a complex list?
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QC11: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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CL14: Which sentence correctly uses semicolons in a complex list?
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QX57: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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SC_187: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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FS095: Which sentence is correct?
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CE_134: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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Q1_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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FS059: Which sentence uses a semicolon INCORRECTLY?
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SC_188: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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'The clock struck twelve ___ midnight had arrived.' — best mark?
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CA_230: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'hence'?
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FS039: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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What can follow a colon?
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Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'for this reason'?
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What is the primary use of a colon?
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CL2_121: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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QX80: Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
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FILL16: The best punctuation to complete '___' in the following context is a the data showed two trends ___ growth and decline.. Which choice is correct?
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CA_217: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon with 'even so'?
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CE_135: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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CL15: Which sentence correctly uses semicolons in a complex list?
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Can a semicolon come before 'and'?
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Which sentence correctly uses a colon before a reason?
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FS018: Which sentence correctly uses a colon?
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CE_110: Which sentence correctly uses a colon before an explanation?
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When should semicolons be used in a list?
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FS107: Which sentence is correct?
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Which sentence incorrectly uses a semicolon before a subordinating conjunction?
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FS041: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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CL2_112: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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'He left early ___ the traffic was bad.' — best mark?
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SC_138: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?
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Q5_sc: Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses?
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CL2_110: Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
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