Using Punctuation

Question 1

Sometimes hyphens are used to link words that work together to modify a single noun. These linked words are called

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compound modifiers.

Question 2

Read the sentence.Our band practices on Mondays at Josef’s Thursdays at Lena’s and Saturdays at my house.

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Our band practices on Mondays at Josef’s, Thursdays at Lena’s, and Saturdays at my house.

Question 3

Read the sentence.The entire first period class agreed that yesterday’s algebra homework which the teacher assigned was a really fun challenge.

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Insert commas around “which the teacher assigned” because it is a nonrestrictive element.

Question 4

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

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a nonrestrictive phrase.

Question 5

Which types of punctuation can be used to set off a nonrestrictive element in a sentence? Select 3 options.commasdasheshyphensparenthesesquotation marks

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commas; dashes; parentheses

Question 6

commahyphenperiodsemicolon

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hyphen

Question 7

When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using

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semicolons.

Question 8

Read the sentence.I spend about half my time, he spends two thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research.

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I spend about half my time, he spends two-thirds of his time, and she spends a quarter, or maybe a third, of her time on research.

Question 9

A writer should hyphenate a compound modifier that

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comes before the noun it modifies.

Question 10

When a descriptive word, phrase, or clause is essential to the meaning of a sentence, that element is

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restrictive.

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