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I noticed an orange glow under the door, and I realized that my
house was on fire!

I noticed an orange glow under the door, and I realized that my

house was on fire.

I reached for the doorknob! It was hot!

I panicked and reached for the doorknob. It was as hot as a live

coal.

“Fire!” I yelled.

Practice 24-1 Using End Punctuation

and Appropriate Abbreviations

In each sentence, correct an inappropriate abbreviation or place a

period after an appropriate abbreviation. Then place end punctuation

(period, question mark, or exclamation point) where needed.

1. Did Rev Madison really order fourteen boxes of your daughter’s

Girl Scout cookies

2. I asked the prof if I could make up the test, but she said it was

too late