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The Rolex Daytona, the most luxurious watch ever released, sells for a staggering half a million dollars.

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• released

• released:

• released;

My brother is a decent tennis player, he serves well: but his forehand could be hit with a bit more accuracy.

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• player—he serves well—

• player, he serves well—

• ) player, he serves well;

The rapid pace of technological development however has enabled more people to survive on less.

• development; however,

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• development however,

• development, however,

Drinking coffee, scientists have discovered may help prevent heart disease

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• have discovered,

• have discovered. It

• have discovered; it

I've decked out my laptop with a keyboard cover, pokemon stickers and a transparent case.

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• stickers—

• stickers;

• stickers,

A clause that is a complete thought and can stand by itself is an ______ clause.

A fragment is a ____ clause

All of the following are independent clauses EXCEPT

• Margaret came over for bagels and small talk.

• Amanda frequently prefers to skip breakfast in order to maximize lunchtime trips to her local Indian buffet.

• Miller who gets annoyed when people confuse him for his more popular older brother.

On the test, a semicolon separates two _______ clauses.

If you see one answer choice that looks like this: A. word; word and another that looks like this: B. word. Word Which choice should you pick?

• Choice A because the test prefers semicolons over periods.

• Choice B because the test prefers periods over semicolons.

• Neither choice as the test sees semicolons and periods as the same thing.