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Missing Punctuation

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    Add the correct punctuation to the sentences given.
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  • What's wrong with the punctuation in this sentences? Today I went to the store to get the following; Eggs, bread, and bacon.
    colon after following not a semi-colon
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  • Two commas missing - My mother cooked some soup salad and sandwiches for supper.
    commas after soup, salad,
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  • This sentence is missing a comma - where should it go? South Africa mined 130,000 kg of platinum in 2019 accounting for 80% of the world's production.
    after 2019
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  • Where should a comma go in this sentence? When frogs are colorful they are often poisonous
    after colorful
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  • What is needed in this sentence? Harriet said, James went to New Orleans looking for an expert saxophone teacher; however, on his way, he was waylaid by swamp pirates.
    quotation marks for dialogue
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  • What punctuation mark is missing? "You need to clean your room" my mom stated.
    comma after room,
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  • What is needed in this sentence? When I get up in the morning I am hungry
    comma after morning,
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  • What punctuation mark is needed? Before the clock struck twelve Cinderella had to be home
    comma after twelve
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  • What is needed in this sentence? I have read To Kill a Mockingbird too many times to count.
    To Kill a Mockingbird needs to be underlined or italicized.
  •  20
  • What is missing? Marie Antoinette passively responded, Let them eat cake.
    quotation marks
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  • What do you have to do to book titles?
    Underline or italicize them
  •  20
  • How do you punctuate song titles and poems?
    quote them
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  • What is missing? My grandma asked, "How are you doing"
    question mark
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  • What punctuation mark is missing? Mary wanted to go to the park but she didn't want to get wet in the rain.
    comma before but
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  • What punctuation mark is needed? I need to hurry the mall is closing soon.
    Semicolon between hurry & the
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  • What is needed? The article states "Feeling afraid is very natural."
    comma after states
  •  15