DOL #92

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

• Raoul just grabbed a book called "Living Up the Street" from the shelves of the library.

• Raoul just grabbed a book called Living Up the Street from the shelfs of the library.

• Raoul just grabbed a book called Living Up the Street from the shelves of the library.

• Raoul just grabed a book called Living Up the Street from the shelves of the library.

As writers, what must we always remember to do to book titles?

• underline them

• put quotation marks around them

• put a hyphen in front and at the end of the title

• write them in bold print

• write them backwards

How do you form the plural of a noun that ends in -f or -fe?

• add -ves to the noun

• add -s to the noun

• add -es to the noun

• don't worry about it

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

• "You are going to like that one," Mr. Edwards, the librarian, said.

• "You are going to like that one" Mr. Edwards, the librarian, said.

• "You are going to like that one," Mr Edwards, the librarian, said.

• "You are going to like that one," Mr. Edwards, the librarian said.

What are appositives?

• extra, explanatory information that is unnecessary

• extra, explanatory information that is set off with semicolons

• extra, explanatory information that is set off with hyphens

• extra, explanatory information that doesn't use any punctuation to set it off

• extra, explanatory information that is set off with commas

What type of punctuation is used for abbreviated titles?

• periods
• hyphens

• semicolons

• underscores

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

• periods

• semicolons

• hyphens

• colons

• commas