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  • Has the writer used punctuation correctly : You will need to bring three things to the party: some food, something to drink, and a small gift for the hostess.
    Yes
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  • Add the punctuation to this sentence: They needed things from the store eggs bacon cheese and milk.
    They needed things from the store: eggs, bacon, cheese, and milk.
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  • Is this sentence correct: I am running errands: the post office and store and the water and electric companies.
    No, they have used and rather than commas.
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  • Has the writer used the correct punctuation: Your child will need lots of things for the residential trip: woolly hat, gloves, waterproof clothes and toiletries.
    Yes
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  • Add the correct punctuation to the sentence: these students have won a prize stephanie joe and catherine
    These students have won a prize: Stephanie, Joe, and Catherine.
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  • Add the correct punctuation to the sentence: We saw the usual students at the game thomas, max and sylvia.
    We saw the usual students at the game: Thomas, Max, and Sylvia.
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  • Has the writer used punctuation correctly: She got what she deserved: a new car, amazing holidays, a fancy house.
    No, they used a comma at the end of the sentence rather than 'and'
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  • Write the sentence using the correct punctuation: I am allergic to three things milk eggs and chocolate.
    I am allergic to three things: milk, eggs, and chocolate.
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  • What words should the colon go between: The recipe requires four ingredients flour eggs milk and vanilla
    Between ingredients and flour
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  • Where should the colon go : Our house is painted in four colours black, blue, red, and yellow.
    Between colours and black
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  • Write the sentence using the correct punctuation: She will pick from three colleges harvard yale, and notre dame
    She will pick from three colleges: Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame.
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