Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Writing
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Which sentence
is correctly punctuated?
a. | Susans’ house is on the way. | c. | Susa’ns house is on the way. | b. | Susan’s house is on the way. | d. | Susans’s
house is on the way. |
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Which sentence uses commas
correctly?
a. | Dr. Williamson, our principal, made sure that we were
prepared for jr. high. | c. | Dr. Williamson, our principal, made,
sure that we were prepared for jr. high. | b. | Dr. Williamson,
our principal made sure that we were prepared for jr. high. | d. | Dr. Williamson,
our principal, made sure that, we were prepared for jr. high. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | “You should never bike without a helmet,”
yelled Rita, “because of the risk of head trauma!” | c. | “You should never bike without a helmet.” yelled Rita,
“because of the risk of head trauma!” | b. | “You should never bike without a helmet,” yelled Rita.
“because of the risk of head trauma!” | d. | “You should
never bike without a helmet,” yelled Rita, because of the risk of head
trauma!” |
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Summer is a favorite time for children A
of all ages B they enjoy playing C relaxing
D and reading favorite books E it is an exciting time for
them F
Which blanks in the paragraph above
need punctuation?
a. | A, B,C,D,E,F | c. | A,C,D | b. | B,C,D,E,F | d. | C,D,F |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | “Do you think,” said Tommy, “that the
stars will all go out?” | c. | “I wonder,Jane said, “if I
should remind Jeff to pack his lunch?” | b. | “Do you
think” said Tommy, “that the stars will all go out?” | d. | “I
wonder”, Jane said, “if I should remind, Jeff, to pack his
lunch” |
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As they stood in line A for tickets B the class sang songs
C the crowd around them clapped along.
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Mo, thinking that he could hide, slipped into his dog
house. | c. | Mo thinking that he could hide, slipped into his dog
house. | b. | Mo, thinking that he could hide slipped into his dog
house. | d. | Mo thinking that he could hide slipped into his dog
house. |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | Then Bobby told me, ‘We will just go around the
big spooky house,’ as I sighed with releif,” said Kenny. | c. | “Then Bobby told me, ‘We will just go around the big spooky house,
as I sighed with releif,” said Kenny. | b. | “Then Bobby
told me, We will just go around the big spooky house,’ as I sighed with releif,” said
Kenny. | d. | “Then Bobby told me, ‘We will just go around the big spooky
house,’ as I sighed with releif,” said Kenny. |
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Which sentence
correctly punctuates the movie title?
a. | My favorite book is Martin Bell’s, The Way of the
Wolf. | c. | My favorite book is Martin Bell’s, The Way of
the Wolf. | b. | My favorite book
is Martin Bell’s, “The Way of the Wolf.” | d. | My favorite book
is Martin Bell’s, ‘The Way of the
Wolf.’ |
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Which sentence is punctuated
correctly?
a. | [Money] is a usefull
magazine. | c. | “Money” is a usefull
magazine. | b. | (Money) is a usefull
magazine. | d. | Money is a usefull magazine. |
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