Deck 25: Other Punctuation

Question 1

A hyphen joins words to each other or to letters to form

A) compounds.
B) possessives.
C) plurals.
D) quotations.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A semicolon can be used

A) to join two sentences that are closely related.
B) before a conjunction adverb that joins two independent clauses.
C) to separate items in a series if any of the items already include commas.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the apostrophe correctly?

A) Its not my place to lead the women's' practice until the coaches' decide whose turn is next.
B) It's not my place to lead the womens practice until the coaches decide who's turn it is next.
C) Its not my place to lead the womens' practice until the coach's decide whose turn is next.
D) It's not my place to lead the women's practice until the coaches decide whose turn is next.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the apostrophe correctly?

A) We will be vacationing at Deans' summer home on the river.
B) We will be vacationing at Dean's summer home on the river.
C) We will be vacationing at Deans summer's home on the river.
D) We will be vacationing at Dean'es summer home on the river.

Question 5

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the semicolon and colon correctly?

A) A master learner course; however, provides the answer for who can best help me improve my grades: me.
B) A master learner course, however, provides the answer for who can best help me improve my grades: me.
C) A master learner course; however; provides the answer for who can best help me improve my grades: me.
D) A master learner course: however; provides the answer for who can best help me improve my grades; me.

Question 6

All of the following statements about hyphens, dashes, semicolons, and colons are true  except

A) Writers should use dashes sparingly in academic writing.
B) A semicolon can be called a soft period.
C) A semicolon follows a salutation in a formal greeting.
D) Hyphens are used to create compound adjectives that appear before the noun.

Question 7

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the semicolon and colon correctly?

A) My average is not as high as I would like it to be; therefore, I'm taking a study skills class to see how I might improve.
B) My average is not as high as I would like it to be: therefore, I'm taking a study skills class to see how I might improve.
C) My average is not as high as I would like it to be; therefore; I'm taking a study skills class to see how I might improve.
D) My average is not as high as I would like it to be: therefore; I'm taking a study skills class to see how I might improve.

Question 8

All of the following statements are true about dashes except

A) A dash is indicated by two hyphens with no spacing before or after.
B) The dash does more to join words together than to separate them.
C) Most word-processing programs convert two hyphens into a dash.
D) A dash can be used instead of a colon for emphasis.

Question 9

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the dash correctly?

A) Employees who party a little too much on the weekend may end up with a common sickness-the Monday malady!
B) Employees who party a little too much on the weekend may end up with a common sickness-the Monday malady!
C) Employees who party a little too much on the weekend may end up with a common sickness---the Monday malady!
D) Employees who party a little too much on the weekend may end up with a common sickness - - the Monday malady!

Question 10

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the hyphen correctly?

A) My mother in law continues to insist that she is only thirty-three years old.
B) My mother in law continues to insist that she is only thirty three years old.
C) My mother-in-law continues to insist that she is only thirty three years old.
D) My mother-in-law continues to insist that she is only thirty-three years old.

Question 11

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the apostrophe correctly?

A) The men's wrestling team always struggles against Dallas' teams.
B) The mens' wrestling team always struggles against Dallas'es teams.
C) The men's wrestling team always struggles against Dallas's teams.
D) both a and c

Question 12

Use a _____ to show that a speaker has been interrupted or has started and stopped while speaking.

A) dash
B) quotation mark
C) colon
D) semicolon

Question 13

A colon is used

A) to join two clauses.
B) to indicate when one clause is less important than or dependent on another clause.
C) after a salutation and to introduce an example or a list.
D) to separate items in a list.

Question 14

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the hyphen correctly?

A) Is the movie you rented a G-, PG-, or R-rated movie?
B) Is the movie you rented a G, PG-, or R-rated movie?
C) Is the movie you rented a G, PG, or R rated movie?
D) Is the movie you rented a -G, -PG, or -R rated movie?

Question 15

Use a dash

A) to create compound adjectives that appear before a noun.
B) in place of quotation marks.
C) to set off explanations, examples, and definitions, especially when these elements already include commas.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Use hyphens to

A) create compound adjectives that appear before the noun, such as copper-colored coin.
B) for numbers in a fraction or for compound numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine.
C) to show that two or more words share a common element included in only the final term, such as small-, medium-, and large-sized shirts.
D) all of the above

Question 17

All of the following rules about forming possessives are true except

A) Form possessives of singular nouns by adding an apostrophe and an s.
B) Form the possessive of singular nouns of one syllable ending in s by adding an apostrophe and an s.
C) Form the possessive of plural nouns not ending in s by adding just an apostrophe.
D) Form the possessive of plural nouns ending in s by adding just an apostrophe.

Question 18

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the dash correctly?

A) Quiche, a delicious breakfast food-is easy and quick to make.
B) Quiche--a delicious breakfast food--is easy and quick to make.
C) Quiche-a delicious breakfast food-is easy and quick to make.
D) Quiche - a delicious breakfast food - is easy and quick to make.

Question 19

Use an apostrophe

A) to show that a letter or number has been left out.
B) to signal when one or more characters is missing from a word, such as class of '02.
C) to form a contraction when one or more letters are left out.
D) all of the above

Question 20

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 25 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses the semicolon and colon correctly?

A) I am learning the following in my study skills class; the Cornell, charting, and mapping note-taking methods; five ways to expand my vocabulary; and strategies, tips, and techniques for test taking.
B) I am learning the following in my study skills class: the Cornell, charting, and mapping note-taking methods, five ways to expand my vocabulary, and strategies, tips, and techniques for test taking.
C) I am learning the following in my study skills class: the Cornell, charting, and mapping note-taking methods; five ways to expand my vocabulary; and strategies, tips, and techniques for test taking.
D) I am learning the following in my study skills class, the Cornell, charting, and mapping note-taking methods, five ways to expand my vocabulary, and strategies, tips, and techniques for test taking.