Punctuation

Commas

100

True or False: This sentence uses commas correctly “The 31 of May, 1989, is someones birthday”

False (Inverted date does not need to be set off by commas)

200

True or False: This sentence uses commas correctly. “Joyce Adams, PhD, is a wonderful teacher”

True (Setting off a title following a name)

300

True or False: This sentence uses commas correctly. “Cyclists, who think they own the road, make driving on the road very dangerous”

False (setting off a restrictive element)

400

The following sentence is an example of which use of the comma? Psychology focuses on mental, not physical, disorders.

Contrasted Element (p 183)

500

Does this sentence use commas correctly? and which rule does if follow or not follow? “Quotes from the journal article, Psychophysiological assessment: clinical applications for PTSD, were used in an argument against PTSD drug enhanced treatments”

It is incorrect. It does not follow the rule Restrictive Appositive rule (p 182)

Colons/Semicolons

100

What does a colon look like? What does a semi-colon look like?

: , ;

200

Colons are often used to introduce information in a sentence. Name two things that colons could introduce.

lists, quotations, noun phrases, sentences

300

True or False: When joining two independent clauses, a semi-colon can be placed before words like and, but, or, nor, for, so and yet.

False

400

True or False: A colon should not be used after the words including, such as, or for example.

True

500

What is a conjunctive adverb? Does it go before or after a semi-colon?

Word that connects to clauses. however, finally, additionally

Quotation Marks

100

What are the two main uses for quotation marks?

to enclose direct quotations & around titles of short work (HS p. 191)

200

True or False: Colons and semicolons are placed outside of quotation marks.

True (HS p. 193)

300

Is this correct or incorrect? Why or why not? → Miele (1993) found that “the “placebo effect,” which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared when [only the first group’s] behaviors were studied in this manner” (p.276).

Incorrect, the second set of quotation marks should be single quotation marks instead of double quotation marks (APA p. 92)

400

True or False: Quotation marks can be used to introduce a technical or key term

False- italics should be used instead (APA p. 91)

500

Can quotation marks be used in block quotations?

Yes. Although quotation marks are not used to enclose block quotations they can be used to enclose any quoted material within the block quotation. (APA p. 92)

Brackets/Parenthesis

100

True or False: Use brackets to introduce an abbreviation.

False! Use parentheses. (APA p. 93)

200

What are the three uses of brackets?

(1) To enclose the values that are the limits of a confidence interval. (2) To enclose material inserted in a quotation by some person other than the original writer. (3) To enlose parenthetical material that is already within parentheses. (APA p. 94)

300

When a complete sentence is enclosed in parentheses, do you place the punctuation in the sentence inside or outside the parentheses?

Inside (APA p 93)

400

Correct or Incorrect? And why? (as Imai [1990] later concluded)

incorrect, do not use brackets if the material can be set off easily with commas without confounding meaning. (APA p. 94) correct: (as Imai, 1990, later concluded)

500

What does the word sic in brackets indicate?

Indicates an error in a quoted sentence that appears in the original source. (HS p. 198)

Ellipses/Dash/Other

100

True or False: You should only use dashes in informal writing.

True

200

What is the slash used for?

To separate two or three lines of poetry (APA p. 198)

300

When would you want to use a period before the ellipsis mark?

If you delete a full sentence or more in the middle of a quoted passage. (APA p. 198)

400

When would it be appropriate to use an ellipsis mark at the beginning or end of a quotation?

If the passage would be misinterpreted - Only if it is important for clarity. (APA p.198)

500

Could you write this sentence using a dash? If so where would it go? All of my schoolwork: physics, history, sociology, and calculus, got washed away when my house flooded.

All my schoolwork--physics, history, sociology, and calculus--got washed away when my house flooded.