Punctuation I
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
She is a (a) widely-traveled (b) widely traveled consultant.
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Hyphens are not used to join compound modifiers when one of the words is an adverb ending in ly.
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Hyphens are not used to join compound modifiers when one of the words is an adverb ending in ly.
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
The much-feared hurricane has moved on (a) but (b); but (c), but heavy rainstorms have followed in its wake.
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When a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or) joins two independent clauses, a comma is required before the conjunction.
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When a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or) joins two independent clauses, a comma is required before the conjunction.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Smith struggled to (a) victory, (b) victory; however, several runners collapsed from the heat.
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Two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, moreover, nevertheless and therefore) require a semicolon.
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Two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, moreover, nevertheless and therefore) require a semicolon.
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
It’s going to be another (a) long Arctic (b) long, Arctic night.
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If adjectives are not interchangeable and cannot be read with and between them, a comma is not required. In this example long modifies the meaning of Arctic (e.g., long Arctic night, not long and Arctic night).
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If adjectives are not interchangeable and cannot be read with and between them, a comma is not required. In this example long modifies the meaning of Arctic (e.g., long Arctic night, not long and Arctic night).
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Journalists are only human (a), nevertheless, (b); nevertheless (c); nevertheless, readers expect perfection.
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Two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, moreover, nevertheless, therefore) require a semicolon. The conjunctive adverb is also typically followed by a comma.
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Two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, moreover, nevertheless, therefore) require a semicolon. The conjunctive adverb is also typically followed by a comma.
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
The district attorney called the (a) defendant (b) defendant, “a cold-blooded killer of young innocents.”
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Commas do not precede partial quotations, which are not complete sentences.
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Have you seen the movie (a) “Bambi?” (b) “Bambi”?
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Question marks and exclamations points do not go inside the quotation marks unless they are part of the title.
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Question marks and exclamations points do not go inside the quotation marks unless they are part of the title.
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
If you are going to learn anything about punctuation, it should be (a) this, commas (b) this: commas (c) this: Commas are often misused.
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When a colon is used to introduce a complete sentence, the first letter of the introduced sentence should be capitalized.
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When a colon is used to introduce a complete sentence, the first letter of the introduced sentence should be capitalized.
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
I won’t support your project (a) because (b), because your business plan is incomplete.
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Because introduces a dependent clause; it is not coordinating two independent clauses. For that reason, no comma is necessary.
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Because introduces a dependent clause; it is not coordinating two independent clauses. For that reason, no comma is necessary.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
She told the judge (a), “to stand for justice and not for business”. (b) “to stand for justice and not for business.”
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Commas do not precede partial quotations, which are not complete sentences.
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Commas do not precede partial quotations, which are not complete sentences.