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60. Find and correct the 4 punctuation errors

A teenager in MiamiNlorida once sneezed for 155 daysn a rowX

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61. Find and correct the 4 punctuation errors.

Doctor Rene Laennec invented the stethoscopeXIt was a rolled-up

sheet of papekThe doctor put one end on a patients chest and

pressed his ear to the other

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Diane Sheer of LondonNnglan%is the worlds fastest stamp lickerX@

She licked 225 stamps*and stuck them onto envelopeyin just five

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How did ancient Egyptian doctors knock out patients before surgery

They hit them on the head with a mallet* l.

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Many people know tha*Florence

NightingaBwas a nurs&ew know

that she kept a pet owl in her pocketX@

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Michael Jacksons Thriller is the best-selling album of all timei Since

release in 1982 more thanX47 million copieXhave been sold* I

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Find and correct the 6 punctuation errorS.

Whyxshould you cover your mouth when you sneezeXParticles

from a sneezexcan travel more tharX100 miles per houro

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In ancient China*doctors got paid if their patients stayed healtho

If a patient got sick* the doctor paid the patient*

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Graham crackers were named for Sylvester Graham a doctor who

lived in the 1830 He was one of the first to recommend taking

bath

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If you like peaceXand quietAdont move to Tororo, Uganda. It

thunders more than 250 days a year there* .

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Benjamin Franklin was a busy gubde helped create Americas first

postal system%fire department*and hospitalX@

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Whats that ringinOIt must be the House

of Telephonesn CoffeyvillexKansas* It

has 1,000 phoneo

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72. n d and correct the 7 p u errorS.

When it comes to recycli%Germany wins the priz . The country

recycle*between 70 and 80 percentsof cardboar%and paper@

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North Dakota has a strange nickname. Its called the&lickertail Stat

(A flickertail is a kind of squirrel.

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74. Find and correct the 7 punctuation errors.081

Once a year Spain holds an unusual festiva The - CO

hstiv# is called La Tomatina People throw

tomatoes at one 90 minute

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75. w Findond eor«ect.the4.unctuation errors.

Achoo! If you sneeze*in ancient RomeXsomeone might have said,

C%upiter bless yoté)9

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76. — Find and,correetvthe-3 punctuation errors.

George Washington used chalk as toothpaste beforexand afters

he got false teethx@

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In the 1300%French soldiers carried

an unusual item in their first-aid kittspiderwebsy If they got injured

theyd pack webs into the wound to stop the bleeding@

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78. Find and correct the 7 punctuation errors. %en-rew.Å.te-the-sefrtenees.

Paul Revere is famous for British are comin . •

The British are coming, But*did you know that this silversmith

also worked as a dentist ?

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The first Super Bowl was played in 1967 in Los Angeles California.

It was known as the AFC-NFC Championship gambTickets cost only

$10 each

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80. Find and correct the 4 punctuation errors. then-rewei•te-the-sentenees.

What did the judge sayxwhen the skunk walked into the courtroon .

"Odor in the court.

54!/jlfJLLfJ3 Prod' c •

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81. Find and correct the 6 punctuation errors. T-hen-rewrite-&he-serrtertces.

It costs* about 66*a minute to light a large baseball stadiunO@

Thats about 4960 per hour€)

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W)aper money isnt really printed on papery It's printed on cloth

made of cotton and linen.x

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pennies

Do you collect pennies•Many people (lob

A mile of pennies equals $844.80bo

0)

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84. Find and correct the 2 punctuation errors. T.bee-eeweite-the-sentence.

In 1940 the average American worker earned less than $600 a yea

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85. Find and correct the 5 punctuation errors. Herr-rewrite-the-sentences.

Its impossible to speak without using your lips and tongublf you

dont believe ithtry to say the alphabet this wayx!

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If you live in Kentuck youd better remember

to take a bath once a year*lts the law@

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Your mouth produces a lot of saliva in a day3%

In fact-Wt makes enough to fill a soda can.@

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Hungry.lf scxyou might want to have a frog as a snacbHumans eat

more than 200 million frogs each year@

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When horned toads are scared* they shoot blood from their

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If you e not in the mood for a snac\Xperhaps you% like a snail.

In Franc people eat about 500 million snails a

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91. Find and correct the 3 punctuation errors. Then-rewrite-the-sentences.

Why are spicy chicken wings called Buffalo wings*They were first

made in Buffalo New YorkO

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92. Find and correct the 6 punctuation errors. then-reuit.e-..t.he...se.n.tences-

Whats youvr favorite pizzao

0 000 0 0

Green peas are popular in BrazilY@

In England, corn is a favoritbAustralians

like to put eggs on their pizza@

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93. Find and correct the 3 punctuation errors. krr•rewrttr-ttre-sentcnces.

There is a street in Italy thats less than 1.5 feet wide

That's thinner than some peoplE)

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94. Find and correct the 5 punctuation errors. Iben•eweite-the-sentences.

Before 1922 cars didnt have gas gaugebAs a resulxa lot of people

ran out of gas@

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95. Find and correct the 4 punctuation errors. Then-rewrite-the-sentences.

Thomas Edison was a great inventoUle invented the phonograplx

and improved electric also invented wax papet@

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Before Popeye started eating spinach

he his strength Crom garliC@

IPlztuV1c±

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97. Find and correct the 4 punctuation errors. Then-.ceweite-thc.sentenc•s.

When ketchup was first mad the recipe didnt include tomato It

was made from fish broth and mushroorny:»

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98. Find and correct the 3 punctuation errors.Then-rewrite-the-sentences:

About 80 percent of your brail*is made of

wate Watermelons are 92 percent water.

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99. Find and correct the 3 punctuation errors. Then-rewrite-the-sentences,

Coloring wasnt much fun back when Crayola started making

crayonVhey only came in one colo@lack!

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