Question 1

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Dan said, Please pour me a cup of coffee." 
B)  Dan said, "Please pour me a cup of coffee." 
A)  "Dan said, Please pour me a cup of coffee." 
B)  Dan said, "Please pour me a cup of coffee."

Question 2

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-Did the guard say that we had gone out too far on the pier?

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 3

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jill asked, "Do you have a headache today?" 
B)  Jill asked, Do you have a headache today? 
A)  Jill asked, "Do you have a headache today?" 
B)  Jill asked, Do you have a headache today?

Question 4

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-The sign reads, "No shirt, no shoes, no service."

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 5

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Could you show me where to hang my backpack?" he asked. 
B)  "Could you show me where to hang my backpack? he asked." 
A)  "Could you show me where to hang my backpack?" he asked. 
B)  "Could you show me where to hang my backpack? he asked."

Question 6

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maggie yelled, "Get that dog off my sofa!" 
B)  Maggie yelled "get that dog off my sofa!" 
A)  Maggie yelled, "Get that dog off my sofa!" 
B)  Maggie yelled "get that dog off my sofa!"

Question 7

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-"Whose car is this?" the detective wanted to know.

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 8

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Warren muttered, "I can't find my keys" as he wandered from room to room. 
B)  Warren muttered, "I can't find my keys as he wandered from room to room." 
A)  Warren muttered, "I can't find my keys" as he wandered from room to room. 
B)  Warren muttered, "I can't find my keys as he wandered from room to room."

Question 9

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "The swamp walk was great," said Ralph. "You should try it." 
B)  "The swamp walk was great, said Ralph, "you should try it." 
A)  "The swamp walk was great," said Ralph. "You should try it." 
B)  "The swamp walk was great, said Ralph, "you should try it."

Question 10

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-Roy told me that I'd lost my touch.

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 11

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  Edna wondered, "What are those spiders doing in my closet?" 
B)  Edna wondered "what are those spiders doing in my closet"? 
A)  Edna wondered, "What are those spiders doing in my closet?" 
B)  Edna wondered "what are those spiders doing in my closet"?

Question 12

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-Harry said Grace would volunteer for the project.

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 13

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  The directions say make sure you have all the screws before beginning to assemble the CD player. 
B)  The directions say, "Make sure you have all the screws before beginning to assemble the CD player." 
A)  The directions say make sure you have all the screws before beginning to assemble the CD player. 
B)  The directions say, "Make sure you have all the screws before beginning to assemble the CD player."

Question 14

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "This dress is perfect, she said, but I still need to lose five pounds." 
B)  "This dress is perfect," she said, "but I still need to lose five pounds." 
A)  "This dress is perfect, she said, but I still need to lose five pounds." 
B)  "This dress is perfect," she said, "but I still need to lose five pounds."

Question 15

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Will you please pass the salt?" Billy asked. 
B)  Will you please pass the salt? Billy asked. 
A)  "Will you please pass the salt?" Billy asked. 
B)  Will you please pass the salt? Billy asked.

Question 16

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "If we pass up this chance," Dan said. "Who knows when we will have another?" 
B)  "If we pass up this chance, "Dan said, "who knows when we will have another?" 
A)  "If we pass up this chance," Dan said. "Who knows when we will have another?" 
B)  "If we pass up this chance, "Dan said, "who knows when we will have another?"

Question 17

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences.
-Eva said, "I'll see you in my dreams."

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect 
B)  direct 
A)  indirect 
B)  direct

Question 18

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Allen asked, How can you eat those hot chili peppers?" 
B)  Allen asked, "How can you eat those hot chili peppers?" 
A)  "Allen asked, How can you eat those hot chili peppers?" 
B)  Allen asked, "How can you eat those hot chili peppers?"

Question 19

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Leonato said quietly, Here stand two honorable men." 
B)  Leonato said quietly, "Here stand two honorable men." 
A)  "Leonato said quietly, Here stand two honorable men." 
B)  Leonato said quietly, "Here stand two honorable men."

Question 20

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Accepted Answer

A)  He said "here is the dollar I owe you." 
B)  He said, "Here is the dollar I owe you." 
A)  He said "here is the dollar I owe you." 
B)  He said, "Here is the dollar I owe you."

Exam 32: Direct and Indirect Quotations

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -Did the guard say that we had gone out too far on the pier?

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -The sign reads, "No shirt, no shoes, no service."

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -"Whose car is this?" the detective wanted to know.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -Roy told me that I'd lost my touch.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -Harry said Grace would volunteer for the project.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the type of quotation (indirect or direct) used in each of the following sentences. -Eva said, "I'll see you in my dreams."

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

Select the sentence that is correctly punctuated.

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Avoiding Sentence Fragments

Present Tense Agreement

Past Tense

The Past Participle in Action

Progressive Tenses to Be -Ing Verb Form

Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems

Coordination

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Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices

Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs

Relative Pronouns

Ing Modifiers

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositions

Consistent Tense

Consistent Person

Parallelism

Capitalization

Commas

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