Punctuation for Style

Punctuation for Style

12th Grade - University

10 Qs

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Punctuation for Style

Punctuation for Style

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade - University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
L.2.2C, L.9-10.2B, L.4.2B

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of punctuation?

Rules used to make writing complicated 
To serve as a guideline to help the readers understand the tone, pauses, stops and even body language to indicate meaning
There is none 
To indicate when to stop, start and pauses in text

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do you use an ellipsis?

Just when you feel like starting a quote anywhere    
What’s an ellipsis anyways?
At the end of a long quote 
When indicating the deletion of one or more words in condensing quotes, texts, and documents  

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select the sentence free of errors in AP style for addresses, abbreviations, capitalization, numerals and punctuation and spelling in print copy

The players voted 36 to 5 to change their team colors to red, white, and black.
The players voted 36 to 5 to change their team colours to red, white, and black.
The players voted 36- five to change their team colours to red, white, and black.
The players voted 36-5 to change their team colors to red, white and black.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select the sentence free of errors in AP style for addresses, abbreviations, capitalization, numerals and punctuation and spelling in print copy

Jim Wilson, the advisor to the student newspaper, said, “The principal’s decision to censor the student newspaper violates the First Amendment.”
Jim Wilson, the advisor to the student newspaper said: “The principals decision to censor the student newspaper violates the First amendment.”
Jim Wilson, the advisor to the student newspaper said, “The principle’s decision to censure the student newspaper violates the 1st amendment.”
Jim Wilson the adviser to the student newspaper said: The principal’s decision to censure the student newspaper violates the 1st amendment.”

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the sentence that properly uses a comma correctly

On June 28, 1974, Judge Hayes took her seat on the Supreme Court.
On June 23,1974 Judge Harris took her seat on the Supreme Court.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When do you use a colon? (:) 

To show ownership
To introduce a list
To indicate a change   
To end a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When is an appropriate time to use a hyphen? (-)

To Avoid Ambiguity
Compound Modifiers
Prefixes and Suffixes
All of the above  

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

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