9th Grammar Lesson 7

Question 1

un-Christian; pro-American; anti-Stalinist; trans-Atlantic <--These all use hyphens because....

Accepted Answer

...they are prefixes before a proper noun or proper adjective

Question 2

Use a hyphen to ______ a word at the end of a line.

Accepted Answer

divide

Question 3

Italicize ______, _______, and ________ referred to as such.

Accepted Answer

words, letters, numbers

Question 4

The following should be italicized because it is....

Accepted Answer

a sculpture

Question 5

The following should be italicized because it is...

Accepted Answer

a ship

Question 6

The following should be italicized because it is....

Accepted Answer

a magazine

Question 7

Which one of the following is not enclosed by quotation marks:

Accepted Answer

titles of full plays

Question 8

2/3 <---This, written out should be hyphenated because it is...

Accepted Answer

a fraction (two-thirds)

Question 9

Indirect quotations are....

Accepted Answer

a rewording of the person's original statement

Question 10

A speaker's ______ ______ should be _____ _____ from the rest of the sentence by punctuation.

Accepted Answer

exact words; set off

Question 11

Quotation marks are used to...

Accepted Answer

enclose the exact words of a speaker (a direct quotation)

Question 12

The titles of the following should be italicized except for...

Accepted Answer

proper names of people

Question 13

When multiple sentences or paragraphs, use quotation marks...

Accepted Answer

only at the beginning and at the end of the whole quotation.

Question 14

Most _______ ________ used before a ________ also use a hyphen.

Accepted Answer

compound adjectives; noun

Question 15

In writing, each time the speaker changes, we __________ to help readers easily follow who is speaking.

Accepted Answer

begin a new paragraph

Question 16

all-out effort; ex-champion; self-confident person; mayor-elect <--These use hyphens because they also use certain ____.

Accepted Answer

prefixes

Question 17

A ship's_______ is not italicized because it is the prefix that indicates a ship's country of origin.

Accepted Answer

designation (Ex: USS, HMS)

Question 18

Another word for "italicize" is _____________.

Accepted Answer

underline

Question 19

The following should be italicized:

Accepted Answer

amor vincit omnia; laus Deo

Question 20

__________ the first word of the quotation.

Accepted Answer

capitalize

Question 21

If a word or phrase is _______ and has not been ________ in English, italicize it.

Accepted Answer

foreign; accepted

Question 22

The following should be italicized because it is...

Accepted Answer

a book

Question 23

The following should be italicized because it is....

Accepted Answer

a play

Question 24

The article _____ is not italicized before the title of a magazine or newspaper even if it is part of the title.

Accepted Answer

the

Question 25

If the quotation is interrupted by other words, the second part should not begin with a _______ ________.

Accepted Answer

capital letter

Question 26

When quoting within a quote use...

Accepted Answer

single quotation marks

Question 27

Which of the following rules are incorrect and do not belong?

Accepted Answer

Quotation marks are not used with commas, periods, or colons.

Question 28

Use a hyphen in _______ numbers from _______ to __________.

Accepted Answer

compound; twenty-one; ninety-nine

Question 29

The following should be italicized because it is...

Accepted Answer

a spacecraft

9th Grammar Lesson 7

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9th Grammar Lesson 7

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