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- Where’s the nearest restaurant I’m starving.
- Will you check the windshield wiper fl uid before we leave.
- “She infuriated me with all her requests” the teacher yelled.
- Did you really mean to leave your purse in the car.
- I’m going back for mine, are you.
- My doctor asked me if I was taking vitamin D?
- I lost the game Isn’t that sad
- You have fi nally learned to use question marks correctly Yeah
Written Practice 4-6
In each of the following sentences, insert or delete the period, question mark, or
exclamation where necessary.
- All national elections bring change; the 2008 presidential election was
historic in bringing an African-American into the White House Oval Offi ce - We kept hearing people ask, “Did you vote”
- Don’t you think that this was one of the most important statements uttered
by President-Elect Obama: “I will always be honest with you about the
challenges we face?” - When we went camping last summer, we saw a bear. We wanted to scream,
“Run”! - When we fi nally agreed to go (remember my reservations.), it was too late
in the day. - “Wait” he cried, “There’s contamination in there.”
- Chef Antonia said, “I’ll be back at 6 PM to serve the main course Don’t
disappoint me”! - If you’re really late, you’ll fi nd us at 100 Linden St
- Address that letter to Newark, N.J.
- We left a note on the door regarding suspending deliveries (Anyone would
understand not to leave packages while we were away)