English NMDCAT Punctuation
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Find the correctly punctuated sentence.

A. The patient’s symptoms—fever, cough, and fatigue—were indicative of a viral infection.
B. The patient’s symptoms (fever, cough, and fatigue) were indicative of a viral infection.
C. The patient’s symptoms, fever, cough, and fatigue, were indicative of a viral infection.
D. All of the above are grammatically correct and convey the same meaning.

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  • The patient’s symptoms—fever, cough, and fatigue—were indicative of a viral infection.
  • The patient’s symptoms (fever, cough, and fatigue) were indicative of a viral infection.
  • The patient’s symptoms, fever, cough, and fatigue, were indicative of a viral infection.
  • All of the above are grammatically correct and convey the same meaning.

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