PUNCTUATION

PUNCTUATION

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Multiple Choice

Italy is famous for its musicians and composers, France, for its chefs and philosophers, and Poland for its mathematicians and logicians.

• LISTING COMMA

• GAPPING COMMA

• BRACKETING COMMA

• JOINING COMMA

Multiple Choice

THE THREE MUSKETEERS ARE ATHOS, PORTHOS, AND ARAMIS.

• GAPPING COMMA

• LISTING COMMA

• BRACKETING COMMA

• JOINING COMMA

Multiple Choice

YOU MUST HAND IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT BY FRIDAY, OR YOU WILL RECEIVE A MARK OF ZERO.

• GAPPING COMMA

• BRACKETING COMMA

• JOINING COMMA

• LISTING COMMA

Multiple Choice

THESE FINDINGS, WE SHOULD SUGGEST, CAST DOUBT UPON HIS HYPOTHESIS.

• GAPPING COMMA

• JOINING COMMA

• BRACKETING COMMA

• LISTING COMMA

Multiple Choice

In the sentence

I recommend Mac Court’s book Angela’s Ashes: A memoir.

• A colon is used to introduce an explanation or elaboration of what precedes it.

• The colon is used in writing ratios

• A colon is used to separate the hours form teh minutes in American English

• When you cite a book, the title is separated from its subtitle by using a colon.

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence?

It was the best of times it was the worst of times.

• a semicolon

• a colon

• a comma

• ellipsis

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence?

Bring any two items however sleeping bags and tents are in short supply.

• comma and semicolon

• semicolon and comma

• colon and semicolon

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is missing in the following sentence?

Freddy who has a limp was in an auto accident.

• SEMICOLON

• ELLIPSIS

• COLON

• COMMAS

Multiple Choice

IS THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE CORRECT?

Norway has applied to join the EC, Sweden is expected to do the same.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

How would you punctuate the following sentence?

The conference has people who have come from Moscow Idaho Springfield California Alamo

Tennessee and other places as well.

• The conference has people who have come from: Moscow Idaho, Springfield California, Alamo

  Tennessee, and other places as well.

• The conference has people who have come from Moscow; Idaho, Springfield; California, Alamo,

  Tennessee, and other places as well.

• The conference has people who have come from Moscow, Idaho; Springfield, California; Alamo,

  Tennessee; and other places as well.