Fill in the blank
Combine two simple sentences joined with a _________
coordinating conjunction
Set off direct ______
quotes
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In 1957 Ford produced the car of the decade--the Edsel.
In 1957[,] Ford produced the car of the decade--the Edsel.
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On December 1 1955 Rosa Parks a civil rights hero, was arrested in Montgomery Alabama for not giving up her seat to a white man.
On December 1 1955, Rosa Parks, a civil rights hero, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not giving up her seat to a white man.
Separate items in a _______
list
Set off years in _______
full dates, titles, regions
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If lucky the proud owner of an Edsel could enjoy any or all of the following features:
If lucky[,] the proud owner of an Edsel could enjoy any or all of the following features:
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The heavy bulky box arrived yesterday.
The heavy, bulky box arrived yesterday.
Set off one or more words that _____ the flow of thought in a sentence (appositives/appositive phrases)
interrupt
Separate two or more ______ that modify the same noun, if you can substitute the word "and" for the comma
adjectives
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doors that wouldn't close hoods and trunks that wouldn't open batteries that went dead horns that stuck hubcaps that dropped off paint that peeled transmissions that seized up brakes that failed and push buttons that couldn't be pushed.
doors that wouldn't close[,] hoods and trunks that wouldn't open[,] batteries that went dead[,] horns that stuck[,] hubcaps that dropped off[,] paint that peeled[,] transmissions that seized up[,] brakes that failed[,] and push buttons that couldn't be pushed.
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Milo and Marcus please gather your things and leave the room now
Milo and Marcus, please gather your things and leave the room now.
Set off ____ words
introductory
Set off names in direct ______
address
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In a stroke of marketing genius the Edsel one of the largest and most lavish cars ever built coincided with the rising public interest in economy cars.
In a stroke of marketing genius[,] the Edsel[,] one of the largest and most lavish cars ever built[,] coincided with the rising public interest in economy cars.
Separate two clauses if a _______ marker is used to start the sentence (first part is a sentence fragment!)
dependent
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As Time magazine reported "It was a classic case of the wrong car for the wrong market at the wrong time." Never popular to begin with the Edsel quickly became a national joke.
As Time magazine reported[,] "It was a classic case of the wrong car for the wrong market at the wrong time." Never popular to begin with[,] the Edsel quickly became a national joke.