dol #4

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

• A. "My ignorance about musical instruments is embarrassing," I told her.

• B. "My ignorance about musical instruments is embarrassing," I telled her.

• C. "My ignorance about musical instruments is embarrassing," i told her.

• D. "My ignorence about musical instruments is embarrassing," I told she.

What is dialogue?

• Written speech not enclosed in quotation marks

• written speech put into quotes

• written speech put into apostrophes

• written speech not spoken aloud and not enclosed in quotation marks

As writers, what must we always remember to do when writing the pronoun I?

• always remember to use apostrophes

• put it in italics

• always capitalize it

• write it in lowercase

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

• She explained, "These kinds of instruments are all horns; trumpets, trombones, cornets, and French horns."

• She explained, "These kinds of instruments are all horns: trumpets, trombones, cornets, and French horns."

• She explained; "These kinds of instruments are all horns: trumpets, trombone's, and French horns."

• She explained, "These kind of instruments are all horns: trumpets, trombones, cornets, and french horns."

As a writer, what punctuation mark must we always remember to use when introducing lists?

• semicolon

• apostrophe

• quotation marks

• comma

• colon

As writers, what punctuation mark must we always remember to use when separating items in a series?

• comma

• semicolon

• colon

• period