Practice: Correct Punctuation

Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly. For help with this topic, see Chapter 15 of Working With Words, 9e.

Question 15.1

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Question 15.2

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Question 15.3

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Question 15.4

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Question 15.5

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Question 15.6

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Question 15.7

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Question 15.8

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Question 15.9

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Question 15.10

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Question 15.11

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Question 15.12

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Question 15.13

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Question 15.14

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Question 15.15

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