Vietnam Literary Journalism Answers

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According to Strunk, what is the correct way to punctuate this compound sentence?

A
“Tony cooked dinner and I made the salad, but Mike just ate.”
B
“Tony cooked dinner, and I made the salad, but Mike just ate.”
C
“Tony cooked dinner, and I made the salad but Mike just ate.”
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According to Strunk, what is the correct way to place an adverbial clause in this sentence?

A
“While she walked to school, the dog kept barking at Megumi.”
B
“The dog, while she walked to school, kept barking at Megumi.”
C
“The dog kept barking at Megumi while she walked to school.”
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Use Strunk’s advice to make the second half of the sentence parallel.

A
“the economy had changed, there were shifts in the population, and the war ended”
B
“the economy had changed, and there were shifts in the population, and the war had ended”
C
“the economy had changed, the population had shifted, and the war had ended”

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