Question 1

Which of the following should a writer capitalize while writing?

Accepted Answer

A)  The suffix "-elect" when joined to titles 
B)  A personal title of a specific person 
C)  A common noun that names the general class of a product 
D)  The term "government" when it stands alone

Question 2

A person's address reads "156 Chalfont Drive NW." Which of the following punctuations should be used to separate the street name from the abbreviation "NW"?

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A)  A comma 
B)  An apostrophe 
C)  An internal period 
D)  A dash

Question 3

With the help of examples, explain the differences between commas, dashes, and parentheses.

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Question 4

Which of the following statements has been capitalized correctly?

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A)  The Government of the country has decided to ban the export of precious stones. 
B)  The Head of our Department was made to quit his job. 
C)  The employees at the headquarters use a Canon photocopier. 
D)  The company decided to set up a distribution unit in the north to improve sales in that region.

Question 5

With the help of examples, explain when a writer should express numbers in spelled-out words.

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Question 6

Abbreviations of academic degrees and religious orders are generally punctuated with _____.

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Question 7

When writers want to show strong emotion or feeling in their writing, they should end their sentences with:

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A)  periods. 
B)  exclamation points. 
C)  semicolons. 
D)  colons.

Question 8

Which of the following statements illustrates the incorrect use of the apostrophe?

Accepted Answer

A)  In March 09', the company had the largest market share. 
B)  They couldn't meet the market demands due to production problems. 
C)  The company aims to provide services that are better than the competitors' services. 
D)  They'll increase the selling price only when the demand increases.

Question 9

Which of the following examples illustrates the incorrect expression of numbers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 1st few employees of the company helped create a strong organizational culture. 
B)  The company's production units are spread across seven countries. 
C)  According to the survey, 82 percent of the employees accepted the new code of conduct. 
D)  About one-third of the employees do not need any training.

Question 10

A_____ is used (1) in place of a coordinating conjunction to join independent clauses, (2) before an introductory word that begins the second clause in a sentence, and (3) before explanatory or enumerating words.

Accepted Answer

A)  semicolon 
B)  colon 
C)  comma 
D)  dash

Question 11

Which of the following should be expressed in numerals rather than words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indefinite numbers and amounts 
B)  Ordinal numbers used for ages and anniversaries 
C)  Numbers higher than ten 
D)  Numbers appearing at the beginning of a sentence

Question 12

A writer should avoid using a comma to:

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A)  separate a compound predicate. 
B)  separate a dependent clause that precedes a main clause. 
C)  set off interrupting elements. 
D)  separate consecutive adjectives that separately modify a noun.

Question 13

When using consecutive adjectives in writing, no comma follows the last adjective in a series.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

With the help of examples, explain when a writer should choose to express numbers in numerals over spelled-out words?

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Question 15

With the help of examples, discuss some of the comma pitfalls that trap many writers.

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Question 16

Which of the following is a comma pitfall?

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A)  Using commas to separate thousands, hundred thousands, millions, and so on, in numbers with more than four digits 
B)  Using commas to set off introductory words, phrases, and clauses 
C)  Using commas to set off parenthetical elements within sentences 
D)  Using commas to separate a subject from its predicate

Question 17

_____ are used to form possessives of nouns, to form contractions, and to show omissions in dates.

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Question 18

Discuss some of the typical problems writers face with regard to the use of capitalization.

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Question 19

A participial phrase is always followed by a(n) _____.

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Question 20

Declarative sentences make statements, and imperative sentences order someone to act.

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