Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 70

At the appropriate spot, place the punctuation mark shown in the margin.
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A bad case of flu, a burglary, the death of an uncle it was not what you would call a pleasant week.
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My grandfather who will be ninety in May says that hard work and a glass of wine every day are the secrets of a long life.
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Mark Twain offered this advice to writers "The difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
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The passengers in the glass bottomed boat stared at the colorful fish in the water below.
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Ellen's birthday December 27 falls so close to Christmas that she gets only one set of presents.
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The dog-show winners included Freckles, a springer spaniel King Leo, a German shepherd and Big Guy, a miniature schnauzer.
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I feel I have two chances of winning the lottery slim and none.
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Cold hearted stepmothers are a fixture in many famous fairy tales.
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Some people need absolute quiet in order to study they can't concentrate with the soft sounds of a radio, air conditioner, or television in the background.
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A critic reviewing a bad play wrote, "I saw the play under the worst possible circumstances the curtain was up."