Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

Which sentence is written correctly?

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C: Zev exclaimed when he opened the door, "Welcome to my home."

Question 2

Read the excerpt from “On Women’s Right to Vote,” an 1873 speech by Susan B. Anthony. Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws. Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words?

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A: Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.

Question 3

Read the excerpt from “The Gettysburg Address,” Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?

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C: Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation . . . can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

Question 4

Read the sentence. Noah who draws comic books in his free time wants to write a graphic novel. Which version of the sentence has correctly placed commas?

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A: Noah, who draws comic books in his free time, wants to write a graphic novel.

Question 5

Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive modifier?

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C: Jaye, who has three dogs, just adopted a puppy from the shelter.

Question 6

Which sentence is written correctly?

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B: "I can't wait to be old enough to vote," said Felipe.

Question 7

Read the sentence. Marlena, who enjoys many different subjects, likes history and geography the best. Which part of the sentence is the nonrestrictive modifier?

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A: who enjoys many different subjects

Question 8

Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive modifier?

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A: Jake, who is twenty-seven, is studying to be a yoga teacher.

Question 9

Read the excerpt from “Votes for Women,” a speech by Mark Twain from 1901. As for this city's government, I don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if I should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why I shouldn't – I think I'll see women handle the ballot. Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Twain’s words?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: As for this city's government, I don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if I should live twenty-five years longer . . . I think I'll see women handle the ballot.

Question 10

Read the excerpt from "Votes for Women,” a speech by Mark Twain from 1901. I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women. Which quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Twain's words without changing their meaning?

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B: I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see . . . the ballot, in the hands of women.

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