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English for Everybody - Advanced course

Sometimes whether we use a comma, semi-colon or full stop is a matter of personal style. Here are some examples. Click the button next to your choice and see if you are correct.

1. Which of these sentences is ambiguous?

He took his dog, Suzi, and his girlfriend with him in the car.

If you can't cook, Fred, then get a takeaway.

Take a suitacase and rucksack; the rest you can leave behind.