Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Punctuation—Use Commas
Appropriately--RIT 201-210
1. Choose the punctuation that should go in the
blank.
James __ clean up your
room now!
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Waiting impatiently(a) the
students shoved(b) and jostled each other(c) at the bus stop.
Weighed down by his heavy
backpack(d) Pete was squeezed to the end of the line. The bright
yellow bus(e) arrived in a blur
of flashing lights and familiar faces. Knowing it was inevitable(f)
the students boarded the bus
to school.
Where should commas
be placed?
a. | b, c, d | c. | b, c, f | b. | a, c, d | d. | a, d, f |
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Which sentence is correctly
punctuated?
a. | When you’re finished cleaning
your room you may leave for the game. | c. | When you’re finished cleaning your room. You may leave for the
game. | b. | When you’re finished cleaning your room, you may leave for the
game. | d. | When you’re finished cleaning your room; you may
leave for the game. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Billy, on the other hand turned his
report in yesterday. | c. | Billy, on the
other hand, turned his report in yesterday. | b. | Billy on the other hand turned his report in
yesterday. | d. | Billy on the other hand, turned his
report in yesterday. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | The parakeet meanwhile squawked
endlessly. | c. | The parakeet
meanwhile, squawked endlessly. | b. | The parakeet meanwhile squawked, endlessly. | d. | The parakeet, meanwhile, squawked
endlessly. |
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Punctuation—Use
Enclosing Punctuation--RIT 201-210
Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Have you read The Most Dangerous
Game in English class? | c. | Have you read
“The Most Dangerous Game” in English class? | b. | Have you read the most Dangerous Game in English
class? | d. | Have you read The Most Dangerous Game in English
class? |
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Which sentence uses commas
correctly?
a. | The students, gave the principal Mr.
Smith a special award. | c. | The students gave
the principal, Mr. Smith a special award. | b. | The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith, a special
award. | d. | The students gave the principal Mr. Smith, a special
award. |
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Punctuation—Use
Apostrophes --RIT 211-220
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a. | Susans’ going to the mall. | c. | Susa’ns going to the mall. | b. | Susan’s going to the mall. | d. | Susans’s
going to the mall. |
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Punctuation—Use
Appropriate End Punctuation--RIT 211-220
Which sentence uses commas
correctly?
a. | The students, gave the principal Mr. Smith a special
award. | c. | The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith a special
award. | b. | The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith, a special
award. | d. | The students gave the principal Mr. Smith, a special
award. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | “I’m taking a great class,” shouted
Jason, “and I’m getting a credit for it in P.E.” | c. | “I’m taking a great class.” shouted Jason, “and
I’m getting a credit for it in P.E.” | b. | “I’m taking a great class,” shouted Jason. “and
I’m getting a credit for it in P.E.” | d. | “I’m
taking a great class,” shouted Jason, and I’m getting a credit for it in
P.E.” |
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Which blanks
in the paragraph above need punctuation?a. | B, C, E, F, G | c. | A, C,
G | b. | B, D, E | d. | C, D, E,
G |
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Punctuation—Use Commas
Appropriately--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. | “I wonder” Jane said “if I should
remind Jeff to pack his lunch?” | c. | “I wonder,” Jane said, “if I should remind Jeff to pack his
lunch?” | b. | “I
wonder,” Jane said “if I should remind Jeff to pack his
lunch?” | d. | “I wonder”, Jane said, “if I should remind, Jeff, to pack
his lunch?” |
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a. | A, C, E | c. | B,
E | b. | B, D | d. | A, C,
D |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Mary Richards, hoping to make the team practiced
everyday. | c. | Mary Richards hoping to make the team, practiced
everyday. | b. | Mary Richards hoping to make the team practiced
everyday. | d. | Mary Richards, hoping to make the team, practiced
everyday. |
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Punctuation—Use
Enclosing Punctuation--RIT 211-220
Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | My favorite quote is “I have a dream,” by
Martin Luther King. | c. | My favorite quote is “I have a
dream”, by Martin Luther King | b. | My favorite quote
is “ I have a dream” by Martin Luther King. | d. | My favorite quote
is I have a dream,” by Martin Luther King. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Then my mom reminded me, “Don’t play in the
fire,” just before I burned myself,” Tom said. | c. | “Then my mom reminded me, Don’t play in the fire, just before I
burned myself,” Tom said. | b. | “Then my mom
reminded me, “Don’t play in the fire,” just before I burned myself,” Tom
said. | d. | “Then my mom reminded me, ‘Don’t play in the fire,’
just before I burned myself,” Tom said. |
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Punctuation—Use
Underlining for Titles--RIT 211-220
Which sentence correctly punctuates the movie
title?
a. | Jaws was a scary movie when it first came
out. | c. | Jaws was a scary movie when it first came
out. | b. | “Jaws” was a scary movie when it first came
out. | d. | “Jaws” was a scary movie when it first came
out. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Sports Illustrated is a popular
magazine. | c. | “Sports Illustrated” is a popular
magazine. | b. | Sports Illustrated is a popular
magazine. | d. | “Sports Illustrated is a popular
magazine. |
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