Punctuation
What mark of punctuation follows an indirect question?
Period
Three of us are planning to attend Bethel Community (Blank).
a. Church
b. chuch
Church
A group of related words that does not have a subject and a verb is a (BLANK).
Phrase
What mark of punctuation can be used to end an imperative sentence?
Period and Exclamation point
I will praise Thee, (BLANK) God.
a. o
b. O
b. O
Which of the following would be followed by a comma?
a. the salutation of a friendly letter
b. an introductory well, yes, or no
c. an introductory clause or phrase
d. all of above
All of the above
Nick bought a new pair of Adidas (BLANK) last weekend.
a. shoes
b. Shoes
shoes
The words Honorable and Reverend are never abbreviated if they are preceded by the word (BLANK).
The
Combining two clauses in such a way to show the relationship between the two ideas is (BLANK).
Subordination
I will vote for the (BLANK) whose views most align with my values.
a. Senator
b. senator
b. senator
In which of the following places would a semicolon be used?
a. after salutation in business letter
b. after an introductory participial phrase
c. before a statement/ quotation that is formally announced
d. between independent clauses joined by transition words (however, therefore, or consequently)
d. between independent clauses joined by transition words (however, therefore, or consequently)
Mr. O'Hara is proud of his (BLANK) heritage.
a. irish
b. Irish
Irish
In a (BLANK) outline, each point is only a word or phrase.
Topical
The three ways to develop paragraphs are by incidents, examples, and (BLANK).
Reasons
Michala's favorite flower; the sunflower; blooms mostly in the (BLANK).
a. summer
b. Summer
Which marks of punctuation always to inside the closing quotation marks?
Commas and periods
I am planning to invite my (BLANK) Tracy and Joshua to come spend a week with me this summer.
a. cousins
b. Cousins
cousins
When all the points in a paragraph are in such good order that the relationships between details are clear and easy to understand, the paragraph is (BLANK).
Coherent
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
a. Jennifer left 3 of the books she needed for her research on the bus.
b. Max sold 21 of his 50 candy bars last night, September 12.
c. The law firm is hiring only 6 interns from the 100 that applied.
d. It took Mae Ling two-thirds of an hour to read Chapter 5.
d. It took Mae Ling two-thirds of an hour to read Chapter 5.
Since visiting the (BLANK), Mr. James has become interested in archaeology.
a. Middle East
b. middle East
Which mark of punctuation always goes outside the closing quotation marks?
Semicolon
Bill earned the highest grade in (BLANK) class.
a. Computers I
b. computers I
Computers I
Saying as much as possible, as clearly as possible, and in as few words as possible is (BLANK).
Which sentence uses punctuation correctly?
a. Fifty students joined the band.
b. What is the 3rd ingredient on the list?
c. 16 boys tried out for the basketball team.
d. The doctor moved his office from 5th Street to 21st Avenue.
a. Fifty students joined the band.
Each (BLANK) our town hosts a large picnic in the park.
a. Spring
b. spring
b. spring