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The coach began her victory speech by praising the players ___ “Today, we saw a group of great young women summon both talent and will to triumph over a fine opponent.”

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Today is Anita’s birthday ___ therefore, we will let her choose the movie.

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Uncle Max began setting up the miniature village ___ a corner store, rows of houses, a town square, several little shops, and a train station.

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The Student Council officers are as follows: Amanda Ngo, president ___ Kyle Beltran, vice-president ___ Stuart Moran, treasurer ___ and Corey Mirsky, secretary.

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The dog stretched out for an after-lunch snooze in the sun ___ the cat soon joined him.

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The committee’s recommendation is clear ___ The city should hire more police officers.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• China produces large amounts of these staple crops; rice, wheat, and potatoes.

• China produces large amounts of these staple crops: rice, wheat, and potatoes.

Hawaiians ___ a people who, ironically, once had their native language banned ___ have more than 200 different words for the word rain

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The Pope tweets in nine different languages ___ however, the account that uses Spanish has the most followers.

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The Byrnes have six pets ___ two dogs, a cat, and three guinea pigs.

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