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Degree of Separation |
Job |
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Sentence Final |
Maximum |
Separate independent clauses |
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Semicolon |
Medium ["and"] |
Separate independent clauses, OR non-independent elements from independent clauses |
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Comma |
Minimum |
Separates non-indepenent clause elements from independent clauses |
| No Punctuation |
None (completely Connected |
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Patterns |
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- [word/phrase/clause] + punctuation? + David laughed aloud.
- David laughed aloud + punctuation? + [word/phrase/clause].
- David + punctuation? + [word/phrase/clause] + punctuation? + laughed aloud.
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Choices |
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- (for Pattern 1) Only zero, comma, dash, or colon are permissible.
- (for Pattern 2) All marks are permissible.
- (for Pattern 3) Only paired marks (commas, dashes, zeros, and parentheses) are permissible.
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