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- à 8.5èReview
- ä:èAnswer the following questions concerning punctuation.
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- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma?
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- A)ïBy rubbing your head dandruff, might become worse.
- B)ïTo relive the past, is gruesome for the prison camp survivor.
- C)ïListening to the radio, Humphrey waltzed with Harriet.
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- Ç C
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma?
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- A)ïBeside the river, was a deer.
- B)ïBrought to the ground by the fierce wind, the mother struggled to
- è find her baby.
- C)ïTo be a juggler at the carnival, was June's dream.
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- Ç B
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma?
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- A)ïEven though I am tired, I will play one more game of chess with you.
- B)ïShe applauded the rap group, he sneered at them.
- C)ïThe car crept to a halt and, Michael began to get furious.
- D)ïå
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- Ç A
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma?
- A)ïThe fighter lunged at his opponent, unfortunately he collapsed
- è soon afterwards.
- B)ïHolly skimmed over her history assignment, for she had read the
- è material by mistake last week.
- C)ïHe could not remember his name nor, could he walk without stumbling.
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- Ç B
- 5.ïWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma?
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- A)ïHand me your plate, I am tremendously hungry.
- B)ïIf you pass the algebra test this afternoon, I will lift your
- è curfew.
- C)ïWard stopped me from punching the telephone, later I thanked him.
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- Ç B
- 6.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma
- or commas?
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- A)ïThere were a few, fat pigs.
- B)ïThey smoked, they coughed, they went home.
- C)ïRemove your hat, and your scarf.
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- Ç D
- 7.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma
- or commas?
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- A)ïShow me your knives, your forks, and your screwdrivers.
- B)ïThe skit did not please Jake, or Jacqueline.
- C)ïRaising his fist in the air, Matthew, remained upset.
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- Ç A
- 8.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a comma
- or commas?
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- A)ïThe organ, nonetheless is poorly constructed.
- B)ïThe window, from what I can gather, always was glazed.
- C)ïMy address for now, will not change.
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- Ç B
- 9.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- semicolon?
- A)ïOn top of my hutch; there is a snail.
- B)ïHe locked up his jewels; and then he went to bed.
- C)ïSlim could not find his hedge trimmer; Tina could not find her nail
- è clipper.
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- Ç C
- 10.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- semicolon?
- A)ïI collected baseball cards of famous players like Tommy John, a
- è Yankee pitcher; Frank Thomas, a current player; and Dick Stuart, a
- è former Red Sox slugger.
- B)ïWe just ate a plump turkey; costing only 30 cents a pound.
- C)ïThe bird twittered; after daybreak came.
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- Ç A
- 11.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- semicolon?
- A)ïI returned her mothballs; her meatballs; and her matzah balls.
- B)ïFor weeks, he maintained his innocence; all of a sudden,
- è he confessed.
- C)ïThe bull smelled the flowers, he sighed; and he wrote sonnets.
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- Ç B
- 12.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- semicolon?
- A)ïThe crevice in the rock; as a matter of fact, was always huge.
- B)ïHe plays with Sue; who is the girl next door; Rosa; who visits
- è sometimes; and Amy; who lives a mile away near the landfill.
- C)ïThe lily seemed to be wilting fast; therefore, we watered it.
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- Ç C
- 13.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- colon?
- A)ïEarly today I discovered: a hole in the roof and a crack in
- è the ceiling.
- B)ïHarold was possessed by three demons: Blastbother, Crumblehood, and
- è Twitcherpoker.
- C)ïAre you frightened of: boulders, toothpicks, and dust mites?
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- Ç B
- 14.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses a
- colon?
- A)ïI hope to travel to: Haifa, Jaffa, and Gaza.
- B)ïStay right here because: your taxi is coming around the corner.
- C)ïThere is one way that you can harm me: throw me into the briar
- è patch.
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- Ç C
- 15.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses
- quotation marks?
- A)ïHe said "Handle that package gently."
- B)ïShe stated, "I can study with you only if you stop smoking that
- è cigar.
- C)ïSupposedly James replied, "I don't fear your arrogant parrot."
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- Ç C
- 16.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses
- quotation marks?
- A)ïDid you respond, "How can I repay the court for executing the spy?"
- B)ïDid they say, " We will overcome ç chains around our necks?"?
- C)ïI heard him ask, "Will I ever see my guardian angel again"?
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- Ç A
- 17.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses
- quotation marks?
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- A)ïHe wailed, "I will avenge his murder"!
- B)ïShe shouted, "I will bury my brother decently!"
- C)ïThey screamed, "Beware!"!
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- Ç B
- 18.èWhich one of the following sentences correctly uses
- quotation marks?
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- A)ï"Why have we lost our inheritance?", lamented the youths.
- B)ï"Be my wife"! he repeated.
- C)ï"I don't want to live in a retirement home," he reflected.
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- Ç C
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