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Interactive quiz on commas, semicolons, colons and dashes

The following quiz is designed to let you test your understanding of the rules for using punctuation in compound and complex sentences.  Select the answer you think is correct. A wise OWL will let you know how you are doing.

1.  The test was 5 pages long but we had studied for two hours each day for a week to prepare.
A)  long; but
B)  long, but
C)  long but

2. We have often wished we could see a total eclipse of the sun I guess we will just have to see photographs of such eclipses.
A) sun, I
B) sun I
C) sun; I