Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Punctuation—Use Apostrophes--RIT 191-200
Choose the
correct missing word.
I know ________ the right choice. a. | your | c. | your’e | b. | you’re | d. | youre | | | | |
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Punctuation—Use Appropriate End Punctuation--RIT
191-200
Do you know the name of the governor of the
state____
Which punctuation is needed for the above
sentence?
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Which of the following is not punctuated correctly? a. | Dear
Bob: | c. | I am going to
start in the game Friday. | b. | How have you been? | d. | Are you getting along with your
roommate? | | | | |
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Punctuation—Use Commas Appropriately--RIT
191-200
Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. | Since, I’m
starting in the game today, I’m really nervous. | c. | Since I’m starting, in the game today, I’m really
nervous. | b. | Since I’m starting in the game today, I’m really
nervous. | d. | Since I’m
starting in the game today; I’m really nervous. | | | | |
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. | Tim- worrying
about his lost dog- missed the teacher’s instructions for the
assignment. | c. | Tim (worrying
about his lost dog) missed the teacher’s instructions for the
assignment. | b. | Tim: worrying about his lost dog, missed the teacher’s
instructions for the assignment. | d. | Tim, worrying about his lost dog, missed the teacher’s
instructions for the assignment. | | | | |
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Which sentence has the comma in the right place? a. | Jose went to the
game, and, Karla went to a movie. | c. | Jose went to the game, and Karla went to a
movie. | b. | Jose went to the game and, Karla went to a
movie. | d. | Jose went, to
the game, and Karla, went to a movie. | | | | |
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. | I wrote a letter
to my grandmother, and I mailed it the next day. | c. | I wrote a letter to my grandmother and, I mailed it the next
day. | b. | I wrote a
letter, to my grandmother, and I mailed it the next day. | d. | I wrote a letter to my grandmother and I mailed it, the next
day. | | | | |
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Which word should have a comma following it?
Carrying a huge
box the janitor knocked me into a drinking fountain.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. a. | My uncle the one
with the fast car offered to give me driving lessons. | c. | My uncle the one, with the fast car, offered to give me driving
lessons. | b. | My uncle, the one with the fast car, offered to give me driving
lessons. | d. | My uncle the one
with the fast car, offered to give me driving lessons. | | | | |
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. | Mrs. Barnes our
English teacher, taught us how to use commas. | c. | Mrs. Barnes, our English teacher taught us how to use
commas. | b. | Mrs. Barnes our English teacher taught us how to use
commas. | d. | Mrs. Barnes, our
English teacher, taught us how to use commas. | | | | |
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Punctuation—Use Enclosing Punctuation--RIT
191-200
Which sentence uses quotation marks
correctly? a. | Let’s go
now, “said Joe,” I can’t wait to get there. | c. | “Let’s go now”, said Joe. “I can’t
wait to get there”. | b. | “Let’s go now, said Joe, I can’t wait to get
there.” | d. | “Let’s
go now,” said Joe, “I can’t wait to get there.” | | | | |
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Punctuation—Use Underlining for Titles--RIT
191-200
1. Which sentence punctuates the title Great Expectations
correctly? a. | Have you read
Dickens’ Great Expectations? | c. | Have you read Dickens’ “Great
Expectations”? | b. | Have you read Dickens’ “Great
Expectations”? | d. | Have you read
Dickens’, Great Expectations? | | | | |
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