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P9: Knowing When to Use Hyphens Quiz
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Does the following sentence require a comma? I arrived at the restaurant early, and spent time looking over the menu.
Yes
No
Does the following sentence require a comma? He surprised at the long lines in the grocery store, because it was so close to closing time.
Yes
No
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
All of the above are correct.
I am anemic, so I take a multivitamin with iron every day.
I am anemic. I take a multivitamin with iron every day.
I am anemic; subsequently, I take a multivitamin with iron every day.
True or false: A semicolon is a punctuation mark that signals a pause that is stronger than a comma but weaker than a period.
True
False
True or false: Possessive pronouns (his, hers) show possession without an apostrophe, and indefinite pronouns (another, anybody, everyone) do not require an apostrophe either.
True
False
True or false: When citing the title of a book in a paper, a writer must enclose the title i quotation marks.
True
False
True or false: Dashes can be used for emphasis and can help a writer create an individualized writing style.
True
False
The following is an indirect question and does not require a question mark: I asked him if he wanted to see a movie with me at the Guild.
True
False
P8: Choosing Correct End Punctuation
M1: Mastering Commonly Misspelled Words
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