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Which lists are punctuated correctly? Select 3 options.The students competing in the debate were from schools in: Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; and Santa Fe, NM.The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers. I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.We had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.

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The students competing in the debate were from schools in: Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ; and Santa Fe, NM.
B
The plant came in three varieties: yellow, pink, and white flowers; orange, pink, and yellow flowers; and plain white flowers.
C
I arranged my schedule so that I have study hall first thing in the morning on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.
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We had a hard time picking between soccer, field hockey and tennis, so we decided to play all three.
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Because Shira could sing, dance, and act, she decided to audition for the school’s annual spring musical.
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Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Select 3 options.

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Over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus.
B
The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes.
C
We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites.
D
I will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred.
E
We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.
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Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.

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Both commas should be deleted.
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There should be a colon after “for.”
T
The commas should be replaced by semicolons.
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There should be a comma after “weekend.”
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Read the sentence.We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).

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The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
T
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
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The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
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The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.

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