Grammar-Semester 2 Review Quiz Comp Lit 3A

Semicolon Directions: Insert the necessary semicolons and commas. 1. My sister likes to save money in fact she already has saved a thousand dollars. 2. Billy wait for little Joey he can’t walk that fast. 3. I had been there before as a result I didn’t pay attention to the directions.

Colon Directions: Insert the necessary colons and commas. 4. The members of the community all hold the following belief we should all love our neighbors. 5. A two-part inquiry is used to determine reliability 1) was the confrontation procedure suggestive, and 2) was the identification reliable? 6. The defendant is accused of assaulting the following victims Agnes Miller Denise Donovan Ellie Ewing and Christine Fremont.

Dash Directions: Insert the necessary dashes. 7. We need to paint everything the window frames, the doors, the walls. 8. This movie what a thriller! was the best I have seen recently. 9. I I I don't know what you mean!

Hyphen Directions: Insert the necessary hyphens. 10. I need to get rid of my self denial if I am to recover. 11. Much anti United States sentiment seems to exist all over the world. 12. I hope to get in the ninety fifth percentile.

Apostrophe Directions: Insert the necessary apostrophes. 13. Whos the partys candidate for vice president this year? 14. The fox had its right foreleg caught securely in the traps jaws. 15. She did not hear her childrens cries.

Ellipses Directions: Insert the necessary ellipses. 16. Juan thought and thought and then thought some more. 17. The sleepy corporal took the man's ID papers slowly spread them out on his desk, yawning then suddenly popped up and saluted. 18. After much hesitation that is, after seeming to hesitate much they delivered their verdict--guilty.

Semicolon-Answers Directions: Insert the necessary semicolons and commas. 1. My sister likes to save money; in fact, she already has saved a thousand dollars. 2. Billy, wait for little Joey; he can’t walk that fast. 3. I had been there before; as a result, I didn’t pay attention to the directions.

Colon-Answers Directions: Insert the necessary colons and commas. 4. The members of the community all hold the following belief: we should all love our neighbors. 5. A two-part inquiry is used to determine reliability: 1) was the confrontation procedure suggestive, and 2) was the identification reliable? 6. The defendant is accused of assaulting the following victims: Agnes Miller, Denise Donovan, Ellie Ewing, and Christine Fremont.

Dash Directions: Insert the necessary dashes. 7. We need to paint everything--the window frames, the doors, the walls. 8. This movie--what a thriller!--was the best I have seen recently. 9. I--I--I don't know what you mean!

Hyphen Directions: Insert the necessary hyphens. 10. I need to get rid of my self-denial if I am to recover. 11. Much anti-United States sentiment seems to exist all over the world. 12. I hope to get in the ninety-fifth percentile.

Apostrophe Directions: Insert the necessary apostrophes. 13. Who's the party's candidate for vice president this year? 14. The fox had its right foreleg caught securely in the trap's jaws. 15. She did not hear her children's cries.

Ellipses Directions: Insert the necessary ellipses. 16. Juan thought and thought ... and then thought some more. 17. The sleepy corporal took the man's ID papers ... slowly spread them out on his desk, yawning ... then suddenly popped up and saluted. 18. After much hesitation ... that is, after seeming to hesitate much ... they delivered their verdict--guilty.