ESL 146 - Reading and Vocabulary IV » Summer 2023 » Punctuation Review Quiz Midterm Part 1

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Question #1
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   My first job in a factory involved the manufacture of escalator handles and ketchup bottle lids.
B.   My first job in a factory involved the manufacture of escalator handles, and ketchup bottle lids.
C.   both options are incorrect
Question #2
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year; however, the competition for the job is intense.
B.   Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however the competition for the job is intense.
C.   Ms. Espinoza has offered to coach the team this year, however, the competition for the job is intense.
Question #3
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   The team's major concerns this year, however, are staying healthy, finding a good shooting guard, and maintaining good relations with the public.
B.   The team's major concerns this year; however, are -- staying healthy, finding a good shooting guard, and maintaining good relations with the public.
C.   The team's major concerns this year, however, are: staying healthy, finding a good shooting guard, and maintaining good relations with the public.
Question #4
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   Three major cities -- Hartford, Bridgeport, and Stamford -- make up the crucial voting blocks of Connecticut.
B.   Three major cities Hartford Bridgeport and Stamford make up the crucial voting blocks of Connecticut.
C.   Three major cities, Hartford, Bridgeport, and Stamford, make up the crucial voting blocks of Connecticut.
Question #5
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   My favorite teacher who just happens to be my uncle, retired from the university last summer.
B.   My favorite teacher, who just happens to be my uncle, retired from the university last summer.
C.   My favorite teacher, who just happens to be my uncle retired from the university last summer.
Question #6
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   It seems a shame that a diligent sincere politician like Fuentes should be ignored by shallow, and thoughtlessly fickle voters.
B.   It seems a shame that a diligent sincere politician like Fuentes should be ignored by shallow and thoughtlessly fickle voters.
C.   It seems a shame that a diligent, sincere politician like Fuentes should be ignored by shallow and thoughtlessly fickle voters.
Question #7
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   Given the hard choices our coach has had to make this year, it's no wonder she's decided to retire.
B.   Given the hard choices our coach has had to make this year it's no wonder she's decided to retire.
C.   both options are incorrect
Question #8
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   both options are incorrect
B.   Raoul has been too busy to keep up with his courses because he took on too many extracurricular activities.
C.   Raoul has been too busy to keep up with his courses, because he took on too many extracurricular activities.
Question #9
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   both options are incorrect
B.   Believing in her own skills and possessing a supreme confidence proved to make the difference in her campaign.
C.   Believing in her own skills and possessing a supreme confidence, proved to make the difference in her campaign.
Question #10
Select the correctly punctuated sentence in this group.
A.   My favorite pizza combinations are: sausage, peppers, and onions, mushrooms, extra cheese, and anchovies, and hamburger, sun-dried tomatoes, pepperoni, and sliced red potatoes.
B.   My favorite pizza combinations are sausage, peppers, and onions; mushrooms, extra cheese, and anchovies; and hamburger, sun-dried tomatoes, pepperoni, and sliced red potatoes.
C.   My favorite pizza combinations are sausage peppers and onions mushrooms extra cheese and anchovies and hamburger sun-dried tomatoes pepperoni and sliced red potatoes.
Question #11
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. Coach Espinoza who took her team to the Final Four last year might take a job with Notre Dame.
A.   Espinoza who took her team to the Final Four last year, might
B.   No punctuation needed
C.   Espinoza, who took her team to the Final Four last year, might
Question #12
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. The UConn women's basketball program is among the nation's best however they play in one of the weaker conferences.
A.   best, however; they
B.   best; however, they
C.   best, however, they
D.   no punctuation needed
Question #13
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. Phuong wasn't worried at all about the exam because she had prepared so well over the break.
A.   exam because, she
B.   exam, because she
C.   exam, because, she
D.   no punctuation needed
Question #14
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. After UConn won the national championsip in 1995 the coach found recruiting much easier.
A.   both options are incorrect
B.   no punctuation needed
C.   in 1995, the coach
Question #15
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. The best production facilities are in Atlanta Georgia Boston Massachusetts and Phoenix Arizona.
A.   in Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts, and Phoenix, Arizona.
B.   in Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts and; Phoenix, Arizona.
C.   no punctuation needed
D.   in Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; and Phoenix, Arizona.
Question #16
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. Raoul earned three A's last semester but his one downfall was Advanced Algebra.
A.   semester, but, his
B.   semester, but his
C.   semester but, his
D.   no punctuation needed
Question #17
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. He told his customers what they wanted to hear that he would stand behind his product.
A.   what they wanted to hear: that he
B.   what they wanted to hear, that he
C.   what they wanted to hear; that he
D.   no punctuation needed
Question #18
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. His favorite television programs are Homicide NYPD Blue ER and Chicago Hope.
A.   are: Homicide NYPD Blue ER and Chicago Hope
B.   no punctuation needed
C.   are; Homicide NYPD Blue ER and Chicago Hope
D.   are Homicide, NYPD Blue, ER, and Chicago Hope
Question #19
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. "My Old Kentucky Home a tune by Stephen Foster, is Kentucky's state song.
A.   no punctuation needed
B.   Home" a tune
C.   Home," a tune
D.   Home", a tune
Question #20
Portions of the following sentences are written in bold type. Select the option which shows how that portion should be punctuated. Community colleges which didn't exist prior to the 1950s have proved very popular in the U.S.
A.   colleges, which didn't exist, prior to the 1950s have
B.   colleges which didn't exist prior to the 1950s, have
C.   no punctuation needed
D.   colleges, which didn't exist prior to the 1950s, have
Question #21
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.   none of these
B.   all of these
C.   Mary who is my sister will be at the party too.
D.   Mary graduated in four years but she didn't find a job immediately.
E.   It was a large, black, Labrador retriever.
Question #22
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.   Heather Hardy, Ph.D., is the director of undergraduate studies in our department.
B.   all of these
C.   I just read the novel A Simple Plan. 
D.   none of these
E.   He had only one desire in life: to catch a ten-pound bass.
Question #23
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.   No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite surprised when we discovered that she had bought two.
B.   No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite, surprised when we discovered that she had bought two.
C.   none of these
D.   all of these
E.   No one expected her to buy a car, so we were quite surprised when we discovered, that she had bought two.
Question #24
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.   neither of these
B.   My favorite writers are the following: Flannery O'Connor, David Desroches, and David Lodge. 
C.   both of these
D.   My favorite writers are: Flannery O'Connor, David Desroches, and David Lodge. 
Question #25
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.   The word unique is frequently misused. 
B.   all of these
C.   none of these
D.   The word unique is frequently misused.
E.   The word "unique" is frequently misused. 

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