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When you write a city and state in the middle of a sentence, always use a comma after both the city and the state.

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

If you must bring a suitcase, at least bring the smaller one.

If you must bring a suitcase at least bring the smaller one.

If, you must bring a suitcase at least bring the smaller one.

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Sentences that open with dependent clauses (often introduced by words such as “since,” “when,” “if,” “as,” “although,” and “because”) require

commas to separate them from the main idea.

Identify which rule applies to the following sentence.

Jeff Doolittle, PhD, and Dorothy Watts, CPA, were both at the dinner last night.

Abbreviations written after individuals’ names are set off by commas.

Place a comma after a dependent clause.

Place a comma after a coordinating conjunction.

Points: 1/1

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Set off college degrees and abbreviations written after individuals’ names with commas.

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