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Common Errors Workbook |
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Punctuation and mechanics |
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33. Identifying compound sentences that require commas |
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In each of the following questions determine whether a comma is needed.
Garnishment may involve taking money directly from a person's paycheck to pay off that person's debt. For example, a person's wages may be garnished if he or she owes money to the __1__ (IRS, or/IRS or) for child support. The IRS garnishes the __2__ (wages, or/wages or) taps the bank accounts of more than half a million U.S. citizens. Typically a certain percentage of the employee's wages is exempt from __3__ (garnishment, so/garnishment so) the employee's entire paycheck is not being garnished.
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