Comma Test: Identify The Error! Quiz

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Susan wants to vacation in the Bahamas; her husband Bob the mountains.
- Susan wants to vacation in the Bahamas; her husband Bob, the mountains.

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Comma test: identify the error quiz. Punctuation marks are a major part of sentence writing and an improperly placed mark may lead to confusion while reading or change how the message is received. Commas in mod cases are used to signify pauses in a sentence but there are more uses for it. In this quiz you will be expected to correct or identify the sentences where the comma has been used wrong. Check it out!

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Comma Test: Identify The Error! Quiz

Susan wants to vacation in the Bahamas; her husband Bob the mountains.

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