Contested Usage

Question 1

How can you tell that this paragraph uses a quotation? Check all that apply.

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C: It uses quotation marks.; D: It gives the name of the speaker.

Question 2

Which quotation is punctuated correctly?

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B: According to Dr. Clemons, “Keats demonstrated a keen sense of delivery.”

Question 3

Which quotation is correctly capitalized?

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B: The author explained that he “had begun to write a masterpiece.”

Question 4

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.—"The Gettysburg Address," Abraham LincolnWhich quotation correctly uses an ellipsis to shorten Lincoln’s words?

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C: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation . . . dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses commas to separate a nonrestrictive modifier?

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C: My friend John, who owns a chocolate Lab puppy, is getting ready to leave for a trip.

Question 6

The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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B: than

Question 7

The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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B: except

Question 8

The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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A: past

Question 9

The professional basketball player was much taller anyone else in the room. Everyone kept staring at him in awe me. You see, I'm way thinking being tall is something unusual. I've been just over seven feet tall since I was sixteen years old. Once, when I was a little kid, I tried balancing a weight on my head. I walked around for an hour to see if it would get me to stop growing. It had no . I still managed to grow a full six inches that year!

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A: lead

Question 10

are many people who think that dancing is a great way to get exercise and still have fun. Many dance teachers make videos you canto practice dancing in own home. Once you're learning the basics, much easier to learn more advanced moves.

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B: it’s

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