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Lisaclaire

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Which of the following sentences contains an error in spelling?
 
  a) We didn't receive the standing ovation we had expected.
  b) He was recomended highly for the job.
  c) Sally was a very self-obsessed young woman.

Question 2

The primary use of the semicolon is to
 
  a. separate introductory parts of a sentence from the main part of the sentence.
  b. separate two very closely related ideas that have been combined into one sentence.
  c. separate unessential elements from the core sentence.
  d. indicate that the key idea of the sentence is to follow.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

b



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