Punctuation Rules

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a "short work" which requires quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

works of art

Question 2

Which of the following abbreviations DO NOT use periods in them?

Accepted Answer

acronyms

Question 3

To punctuate time, use a colon between the hour and minutes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which quotation rule is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

Don´t capitalize the first word of a direct quotation if it's a sentence.

Question 5

What is the proper answer to show plural possession?

Accepted Answer

Jim and Dan&#x27;s art project

Question 6

Punctuated correctly - True or False: "Both of my parents' cars are in the garage".

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which is an example of a properly punctuated indirect question?

Accepted Answer

He asked if I needed a napkin.

Question 8

You do NOT Use an apostrophe to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

to make an acronym

Question 9

Properly abbreviated-True or False: Patrick Mahomes was voted M.V.P. of the N.F.L. this year.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

True/False - This is correctly punctuated: "I ate a sandwich. also, I ate a cookie."

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

True/False: Use a semicolon to join two independent clauses when you don&#x27;t use a comma + coordinating conjunction.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What is the possessive of the word "anyone"?

Accepted Answer

anyone's

Question 13

T/F: Place a question mark or exclamation point inside the quotation marks if the words are part of the quotation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Which is a correct example of items in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

He used mustard, which was old; ketchup, which was spoiled; and relish.

Question 15

Hyphens CANNOT be used for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

to show possession

Question 16

What is the plural possessive of "city"?

Accepted Answer

cities'

Question 17

Properly abbreviated-True or False: School starts at 8:15 a.m.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Which is NOT a correct example of proper hyphen usage?

Accepted Answer

I needed some new-shoes

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