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Where is my backpack_
?
I want a book a pencil and a backpack for school
I want a book, a pencil, and a backpack for school
All State
Yes
All-State
It’s all your’s
It’s all yours
‘
An apostrophe
Is my dog over there_
?
“Uh oh” I said “I got a speeding ticket.”
“Uh oh,” I said, “I got a speeding ticket.”
This is clearly impossible.
No hyphen needed
Its past the expiration date
It’s past the expiration date
(Apostrophe in its)
( )
Parentheses
Is today the 25th of December because I think it is_
.
The student George Dallas received an E
The student, George Dallas, received an E
The raisins are chocolate covered
No
All the squirrel’s nuts were stashed in their trees
All the squirrels’ nuts were stashed in their trees
-
A hyphen
Aphenphosmphobia, koumpounophobia, and venustraphobia are way too hard to spell_
!
I got an A but I cheated.
I got an A, but I cheated.
Yes
Merry-go-round
We had too many fumbles: we lost the game
We had too many fumbles; we lost the game
[ ]
Brackets
I don’t know what Santa is going to get me_
; .
One day at school I walked up to this one kid he was kind of short and punched him but he kicked me back.
One day at school I walked up to this one kid, he was kind of short, and punched him, but he kicked me back.
I am doing an in depth warm up
Yes
I am doing an in-depth warm-up
I received an extra bonus from work, $500.
I received and extra bonus from work ($500).
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An ellipsis