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Exercise 3a: Basic Commas & Semi-Colons

Type in the correct punctuation, either a comma or a semi-colon. Then click "Submit Answers" to see how you did.

  1. Carla often participated in school plays but she always ended up playing minor roles.

  2. Each boy alone was generally well-behaved the two of them together were trouble.

  3. TONY AND TINA'S WEDDING is a play that has been playing for many years. It's an unusual play though because members of the audience actually become the wedding guests.

  4. What did we like best about our vacation? We liked hiking in the Adirondacks and we liked climbing to the top of the Statue of Liberty I guess you could say that we had ourselves a high time.

  5. I anticipate certain things when I hear the words "no problem" in a movie. They indicate that the leading character will encounter problems obstacles and pitfalls galore.
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