English NMDCAT Punctuation
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Find the correctly punctuated sentence.

A. I was about to leave when the phone rang—it was the hospital calling.
B. I was about to leave when the phone rang; it was the hospital calling.
C. I was about to leave when the phone rang, it was the hospital calling.
D. I was about to leave when the phone rang: it was the hospital calling.

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  • I was about to leave when the phone rang—it was the hospital calling.
  • I was about to leave when the phone rang; it was the hospital calling.
  • I was about to leave when the phone rang, it was the hospital calling.
  • I was about to leave when the phone rang: it was the hospital calling.

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