Question 1

​Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something," wrote Thomas H. Huxley. 
B)  ​Try to learn something about everything and everything about something, wrote Thomas H. Huxley. 
C)  ​"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something", wrote Thomas H. Huxley. 
A)  ​"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something," wrote Thomas H. Huxley. 
B)  ​Try to learn something about everything and everything about something, wrote Thomas H. Huxley. 
C)  ​"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something", wrote Thomas H. Huxley. A

Question 2

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Winona saw "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare's famous play. 
B)  ​Winona saw Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's famous play. 
C)  ​Winona saw Romeo and Juliet,  Shakespeare's famous play. 
A)  ​Winona saw "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare's famous play. 
B)  ​Winona saw Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's famous play. 
C)  ​Winona saw Romeo and Juliet,  Shakespeare's famous play. B

Question 3

Use __________ for the title of a book.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​italics 
B)  ​quotation marks 
A)  ​italics 
B)  ​quotation marks A

Question 4

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​"September 11, 2001," a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list. 
B)  ​September 11, 2001, a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list. 
C)  ​September 11, 2001,​ a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list. 
A)  ​"September 11, 2001," a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list. 
B)  ​September 11, 2001, a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list. 
C)  ​September 11, 2001,​ a book written by a firefighter, is on the bestsellers list.

Question 5

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  The coined term "app" is short for application.​ 
B)  ​The coined term app is short for application. 
C)  ​The coined term app is short for application. 
A)  The coined term "app" is short for application.​ 
B)  ​The coined term app is short for application. 
C)  ​The coined term app is short for application.

Question 6

Choose the correct sentence.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Today Karen read the news article, "What's in It for Me," and three chapters of the novel, The Jury. 
B)  ​Today Karen read the news article, What's In It for Me, and three chapters of the novel, The Jury. 
C)  ​Today Karen read the news article, "What's In It for Me," and three chapters of the novel, "The Jury." 
A)  ​Today Karen read the news article, "What's in It for Me," and three chapters of the novel, The Jury. 
B)  ​Today Karen read the news article, What's In It for Me, and three chapters of the novel, The Jury. 
C)  ​Today Karen read the news article, "What's In It for Me," and three chapters of the novel, "The Jury."

Question 7

Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a direct quotation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​George Orwell wrote a mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details. 
B)  ​George Orwell wrote, "A mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details." 
C)  ​George Orwell wrote, "a mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details. 
A)  ​George Orwell wrote a mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details. 
B)  ​George Orwell wrote, "A mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details." 
C)  ​George Orwell wrote, "a mass of . . . words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline covering up all the details.

Question 8

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation of words to which the writer wishes to draw attention.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Play hardball and throw in the towel are examples of sports jargon that have become part of everyday speech. 
B)  ​"Play hardball" and "throw in the towel" are examples of sports jargon that have become part of everyday speech. 
A)  ​Play hardball and throw in the towel are examples of sports jargon that have become part of everyday speech. 
B)  ​"Play hardball" and "throw in the towel" are examples of sports jargon that have become part of everyday speech.

Question 9

Use _________ for punctuating the United States national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​italics 
B)  ​quotation marks 
A)  ​italics 
B)  ​quotation marks

Question 10

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The term "G2G" stands for got to go. 
B)  ​The term G2G stands for got to go. 
C)  The term G2G stands for got to go. 
A)  ​The term "G2G" stands for got to go. 
B)  ​The term G2G stands for got to go. 
C)  The term G2G stands for got to go.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Use __________ for the title of a book.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a direct quotation?

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation of words to which the writer wishes to draw attention.

Use _________ for punctuating the United States national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Number Expression

Modifiers

Pronoun Agreement

Other Internal Punctuation

Capitalization

Comma

Semicolons

Sentence Types

Word Usage

Terminal Punctuation

Subject Verb Agreement

Pronoun Case

Proofreading

Abbreviations

Spelling

Filters

Exam 3: Question Marks and Italics

​Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Use __________ for the title of a book.​

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Choose the correct sentence.​

Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a direct quotation?​

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation of words to which the writer wishes to draw attention.​

Use _________ for punctuating the United States national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.​

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.​

Number Expression

Modifiers

Pronoun Agreement

Other Internal Punctuation

Capitalization

Comma

Semicolons

Sentence Types

Word Usage

Terminal Punctuation

Subject Verb Agreement

Pronoun Case

Proofreading

Abbreviations

Spelling

Filters

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Use __________ for the title of a book.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation of a direct quotation?

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation of words to which the writer wishes to draw attention.

Use _________ for punctuating the United States national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct punctuation.