Using Punctuation Answers

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Read the sentence.Michael Jordan, the basketball player, won six championships for the Chicago Bulls.

A
an independent clause.
B
a nonrestrictive phrase.
C
a restrictive phrase.
D
a dependent clause.
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Read the sentence.We’re not sure if the tickets are for the preview night, the opening night, this weekend or next week.

B
Both commas should be deleted.
T
There should be a colon after “for.”
T
The commas should be replaced by semicolons.
T
There should be a comma after “weekend.”
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When separating items in a list, a writer should

e
end the list with a colon.
s
separate the items with colons.
a
add a comma after the “and” before the last item.
a
add a comma before the “and” before the last item.
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Read the sentence.We’re performing a scene from my favorite book (the second in the trilogy).

T
The writer correctly uses parentheses to de-emphasize a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
T
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to emphasize a restrictive element in the sentence.
T
The writer incorrectly uses parentheses to set off a restrictive element in the sentence.
T
The writer correctly uses parentheses to modify a nonrestrictive element in the sentence.
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Read the sentence.Our band practices on Mondays at Josef’s Thursdays at Lena’s and Saturdays at my house.

A
Our band practices on Mondays at Josef’s, Thursdays at Lena’s, and Saturdays at my house.
B
Our band practices on: Mondays at Josef’s, Thursdays at Lena’s, and Saturdays at my house.
C
Our band practices on Mondays at Josef’s; Thursdays at Lena’s; and Saturdays at my house.
D
Our band practices on Mondays: at Josef’s,Thursdays: at Lena’s, and Saturdays: at my house.
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commahyphenperiodsemicolon

A
comma
B
hyphen
C
period
D
semicolon
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A writer should hyphenate a compound modifier that

c
contains an adverb ending in -ly.
c
comes after the noun it modifies.
c
comes before the noun it modifies.
c
contains an adjective ending in -ive.

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