EXERCISE P3–5 The semicolon and the comma

EXERCISE P3-5The semicolon and the comma

Select the correct mark of punctuation in the parentheses.

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Success didn’t spoil me ( , / ; ) I’ve always been insufferable. —Fran Lebowitz

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 1 of 10: Success didn’t spoil me ( , / ; ) I’ve always been insufferable. —Fran Lebowitz

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When a woman behaves like a man ( , / ; ) why doesn’t she behave like a nice man? —Edith Evans

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 2 of 10: When a woman behaves like a man ( , / ; ) why doesn’t she behave like a nice man? —Edith Evans

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Don’t talk about yourself ( , / ; ) it will be done when you leave. —Wilson Mizner

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 3 of 10: Don’t talk about yourself ( , / ; ) it will be done when you leave. —Wilson Mizner

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We’ve had trickle-down economics in the country for ten years now ( , / ; ) and most of us are not even damp. —Molly Ivins

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 4 of 10: We’ve had trickle-down economics in the country for ten years now ( , / ; ) and most of us are not even damp. —Molly Ivins

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I do not rule Russia ( , / ; ) ten thousand clerks do. —Nicholas I

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 5 of 10: I do not rule Russia ( , / ; ) ten thousand clerks do. —Nicholas I

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The only sensible ends of literature are first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one’s family and friends ( , / ; ) and lastly, the solid cash. —Nathaniel Hawthorne

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 6 of 10: The only sensible ends of literature are first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one’s family and friends ( , / ; ) and lastly, the solid cash. —Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Experience is the best teacher ( , / ; ) it gives the test before presenting the lesson. —Vernon Law

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 7 of 10: Experience is the best teacher ( , / ; ) it gives the test before presenting the lesson. —Vernon Law

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There’s no money in poetry ( , / ; ) but there’s no poetry in money either. —Robert Graves

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 8 of 10: There’s no money in poetry ( , / ; ) but there’s no poetry in money either. —Robert Graves

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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right ( , / ; ) a single experiment can prove me wrong. —Albert Einstein

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 9 of 10: No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right ( , / ; ) a single experiment can prove me wrong. —Albert Einstein

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When money speaks ( , / ; ) the truth keeps silent. —Russian proverb

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EXERCISE P3-5 The semicolon and the comma - 10 of 10: When money speaks ( , / ; ) the truth keeps silent. —Russian proverb