You may help him; I will not help him.

Since I forgot my combination, I could not open my locker.

She asked, “Is that really you?”

I paid 40 German marks (about $25) for dinner.

The ingredients are flour, eggs, sugar, and milk.

His favorite classic novel is Moby Dick by Melville.

I read The New York Times newspaper this morning.

You call this a “car”? I call it scrap metal.

Our principal, Mr. Fiege, gave a speech at the assembly.

I like big, hairy, black spiders.

It's time for the game to begin.

The football players, tired and dirty, celebrated a victory.

He said, “I’ll clean my room”; now, we’ll see if he means it.

Marsha said, “Let’s go,” and we did.

“Pneumonia” is a tough word to spell.

We read the poem “The Road Not Taken.”

I’m going out with Ken, not Ron.

He studied French, Spanish, and Russian.

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1
Which is correct?
You may help him, I will not help him.
You may help him; I will not help him.
You may help him I will not help him.
You may help him: I will not help him.
2
What is used for fractions acting as adjectives or adverbs?
apostrophe
hyphen
comma
quotation marks
3
Which is correct?
Since I forgot my combination, I could not open my locker.
Since I forgot my combination I could not open my locker.
Since I forgot my combination; I could not open my locker.
Since I forgot my combination--I could not open my locker.
4
Which is correct?
She asked, “Is that really you”?
She asked, “Is that really you?”
She asked “Is that really you?”
She asked? “Is that really you.”
5
Which is correct?
I paid 40 German marks (about $25) for dinner.
I paid 40 German marks: about $25 for dinner.
I paid 40 German marks --about $25--for dinner.
I paid 40 German marks, about $25 for dinner.
6
Which is correct?
Children’s shoes
Childrens' shoes
Childrens’s shoes
Childrens shoes
7
Which is correct?
The ingredients are: flour, eggs, sugar, and milk.
The ingredients are: flour eggs sugar and milk.
The ingredients are; flour, eggs, sugar, and milk.
The ingredients are flour, eggs, sugar, and milk.
8
Which is correct?
His favorite classic novel is Moby Dick by Melville.
His favorite classic novel is MOBY DICK by Melville.
His favorite classic novel is "Moby Dick" by Melville.
His favorite classic novel is Moby Dick by Melville.
9
What separates a noun of direct address from the rest of a sentence?
bracket
colon
semicolon
comma
10
Which is correct?
I read THE NEW YORK TIMES newspaper this morning.
I read The New York Times newspaper this morning.
I read "The New York Times" newspaper this morning.
I read The New York Times newspaper this morning.
11
Which is correct?
You call this a car! I call it scrap metal.
You call this a car? I call it scrap metal.
You call this a car? I call it scrap metal.
You call this a “car”? I call it scrap metal.
12
Which is correct?
Our principal--Mr. Fiege-- gave a speech at the assembly.
Our principal, Mr. Fiege, gave a speech at the assembly.
Our principal--Mr. Fiege, gave a speech at the assembly.
Our principal: Mr. Fiege, gave a speech at the assembly.
13
Which is correct?
I like big, hairy, black spiders.
I like big, hairy black spiders.
I like big hairy black spiders.
I like big; hairy; black spiders.
14
Which is correct?
The cat licked their tail.
The cat licked its' tail.
The cat licked it's tail.
The cat licked its tail.
15
Which is correct?
I'ts time for the game to begin.
It's time for the game to begin.
Its' time for the game to begin.
Its time for the game to begin.
16
Which is correct?
The football players: tired and dirty, celebrated a victory.
The football players tired and dirty celebrated a victory.
The football players, tired and dirty, celebrated a victory.
The football players (tired and dirty) celebrated a victory.
17
Which is correct
He said, “I’ll clean my room” now we’ll see if he means it.
He said, “I’ll clean my room”; now, we’ll see if he means it.
He said “I’ll clean my room”; now, we’ll see if he means it.
He said, “I’ll clean my room;” now we’ll see if he means it.
18
Between two main clauses not connected by a coordinating conjunction, one should use a
colon
semicolon
period
comma
19
Which is correct
Marsha said, “Let’s go,” and we did.
Marsha said “Let’s go” and we did.
Marsha said “let’s go,” and we did.
Marsha said, “Let’s go”, and we did.
20
Which is correct?
Everybodys' dues are in.
Everybody's dues are in.
Everybodys dues are in.
Everybodies dues are in.
21
Which is correct?
PNEUMONIA is a tough word to spell.
Pneumonia--is a tough word to spell.
Pneumonia is a tough word to spell.
“Pneumonia” is a tough word to spell.
22
Which is correct?
We read the poem The Road Not Taken.
We read the poem The Road Not Taken.
We read the poem “The Road Not Taken.”
We read the poem The Road Not Taken.
23
Which is correct?
I’m going out with Ken; not Ron.
I’m going out with Ken not Ron.
I’m going out with Ken, not Ron.
I’m going out with Ken: not Ron.
24
Which is correct?
He studied: French, Spanish, and Russian.
He studied French Spanish and Russian.
He studied French and Spanish, and Russian.
He studied French, Spanish, and Russian.
25
Before a coordinating conjunction that introduces an independent clause, use a
period
semicolon
colon
comma

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