Punctuation Exercise-2
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1. The rapid pace of technological development however has enabled more people to survive on less.
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2. Drinking coffee, scientists have discovered may help prevent heart disease.
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3. I’ve decked out my laptop with a keyboard cover, pokemon stickers and a transparent case.
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4. Novak Djokovic, one of the best tennis players, of the modem era, is worshipped as a god in Serbia.
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5. The koala bear-known for its pouch lives in eastern Australia, where they play in the eucalyptus trees.
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6. Due to budget constraints, the chairman could not acquiesce, or give in to, the organization’s demand for more funding.
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The phrase or give in is a Nonessential element that helps define acquiesce. The preposition to must remain outside the nonessential phrase because when the nonessential phrase is removed, the sentence must still make sense on its own: the chairman could not acquiesce to the organization’s demandIncorrect -
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7. Mario dodged blazing fireballs, turtles, with hammers, and venus fly traps to rescue Princess Peach.
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8. Ron had mentioned, that the place on the corner had really good strawberry ice cream.
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9. A senior at the big accounting firm PWC pleaded not guilty to forging the books, claiming that it was his coworkers who did it.
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10. New York University professor and researcher, Joshua Grossman, claims that his research is definitive and trustworthy.
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11. Known for its noodle dishes, the restaurant down the street always has customers, most of whom are Asian.
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12. In 2004, no one could have predicted that Facebook-started by just a few college drop-outs would become the tech-giant it is today.
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13. Although the fire chief didn’t mention it explicitly, everyone listening knew exactly what he was referring to the fire that wiped out the block-and almost the entire town-in a week.
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14. John Landry apprenticed under Dutch architect Thomas Johannsen while he completed his studies.
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15. It’s hard to find time for lunch because I have to juggle so many responsibilities, filing taxes, taking phone calls, printing spreadsheets, and writing emails.
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16. Growing up in poverty, I often dreamed, of the luxury, that I was working towards.
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17. Because he embraced failure instead of avoiding it, and Chris quickly learned how to play the piano, speak Spanish, and solve the Rubik’s Cube.
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18. The safari guides warned us of getting too close to dangerous animals such as unicorns, vampires, and werewolves.
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C – A comma can go before such as (to designate a nonessential phrase), but not after it.Incorrect -
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19. Makeshift tables and a large collection of desks, piled on top of one another forced co-workers to collaborate with each other.
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