IP7 Punctuation Review

Which sentence correctly shows the use of dashes?

• Call Sally Jean she is the principal - and get her opinion - on adding a new pep club.

• Call Sally Jean - she is the principal - and get her opinion on adding a new pep club.

• Call Sally Jean - she is the principal and get - her opinion on adding a new pep club.

• Call Sally Jean she is the principal - and - get her opinion on adding a new pep club.

Which sentence correctly shows the use of dashes?

• My Aunt Donna - who just moved to a new city - is coming to visit at the end of the month.

• My Aunt Donna who just moved to a new city - is coming to visit - at the end of the month.

• My Aunt Donna -who just moved to a new city is coming to visit - at the end of the month.

• My Aunt Donna who just moved to a new city is coming - to visit -at the end of the month.

Which sentence correctly shows the use of dashes?

• The book that I am reading - a long but exciting story - is due back at the library next week.

• The book that I am reading, a long but exciting story, is due - back at the library - next week.

• The book - that I am reading - a long but exciting story, is due back at the library next week.

• The book that I am reading a long but exciting story is due back at the library next week.

Furthermore the judges deliberated for an hour before announcing who made the cheerleading team.

• Change for to four

• Insert a comma after Furthermore

• Insert a dash after hour

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The squirrel ran under a bush - and hesitated and then he ran back into the woods.

• The squirrel ran under a bush and hesitated, and then he ran back into the woods.

• The squirrel ran under a bush and hesitated and then he ran back into the woods.

• The squirrel ran under a bush... and hesitated and then he ran back into the woods.

Choose TWO sentences which are punctuated correctly

• The fox ran into the street - it was wagging its tail.

• The fox ran into the street wagging it's tail.

• The fox ran into the street... wagging its tail.

• The fox ran into the street, and it was wagging its tail.

Choose TWO statements which are true about ellipses:

• An ellipses may indicate an omission from a sentence.

• An ellipses may indicate a pause in a sentence.

• An ellipses may indicate an extra piece of information.

• An ellipses may indicate that a word or words has been inserted in a quotation.

Read this sentence:

When getting up in the morning the first thing I always do is brush my teeth.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Change getting to get

• Insert a comma after morning

• Change is to was

• Insert a comma after up

Read this sentence:

Since, English is her first class of the day, Sandy makes sure she has her homework done the night before.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Insert a comma after done

• Delete the comma after Since

• Insert a comma after class

• Delete the comma after day

Read this sentence:

During the winter months last year the temperature reached an all-time low.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

• Insert a comma after year

• Change During to After

• Insert has before reached

• Change temperature to thermometer