The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 (autoscored)

In each pair, click on the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 1

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 2

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 3

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 4

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 5

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 6

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 7

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 8

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 9

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The colon, the semicolon, and the comma 2 – 10