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dol #117

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

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

a)

Banneker wuz born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731. He attended school there.

b)

Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland; in 1731. He attended school there.

c)

Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731. He attended school there.

d)

Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731; He attended school there.

2.

As writers, what punctuation mark must we remember to use when writing city and then state?

a)

use a hyphen between city and state

b)

use a comma between city and state

c)

use a colon between city and state

d)

use a semicolon between city and state

e)

use a comma before city and state

3.

As writers, what must we remember to do to the first word of a sentence?

a)

capitalize the last letter

b)

capitalize the first letter

c)

capitalize nothing

d)

boldface it all

e)

italicize the first letter

4.

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

a)

He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself astronomy.

b)

He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe and taught himself astronomy.

c)

He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself Astronomy.

d)

Him was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself astronomy.

5.

What is a declarative sentence?

a)

a sentence that doesn't declare a statement and doesn't use a period

b)

a sentence that declares a statement and uses a period

c)

a sentence that declares a statement and uses a question mark

d)

a sentence that declares a question and uses a period

e)

a sentence that declares a statement and use an exclamation point

6.

What punctuation mark is used to set off interrupters?

a)

apostrophes

b)

commas

c)

semicolons

d)

exclamation points

e)

colons

7.

What is the interrupter in b.?

a)

extremely interested

b)

mathmatics and astronomy

c)

taught himself

d)

in and and

e)

I believe