The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 14

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. Commas should be used when connecting ________.

a) a series of three clauses correct incorrect

b) a series of three predicates correct incorrect

c) a series of three nouns correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The last comma in a list of three or more items is called the ________.

a) last comma correct incorrect

b) serial comma correct incorrect

c) series comma correct incorrect

d) separate comma correct incorrect

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. Parenthetical information in the middle of a sentence should be separated by ________.

a) a comma correct incorrect

b) two commas correct incorrect

c) a semicolon correct incorrect

d) a colon correct incorrect

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. To test whether coordinate adjectives are being used, a writer can mentally place ________ between the adjectives.

a) "but" correct incorrect

b) "and" correct incorrect

c) "if" correct incorrect

d) "to" correct incorrect

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. Both restrictive and non-restrictive clauses often begin with a(n) ________.

a) non-coordinate adjective correct incorrect

b) coordinate adjective correct incorrect

c) relative pronoun correct incorrect

d) sentence adverb correct incorrect

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. A semicolon can be used to separate items in a series if ________.

a) one or more elements contain commas correct incorrect

b) there are no commas correct incorrect

c) one or more elements contain colons correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Semicolons should NOT be used to ________.

a) join independent clauses correct incorrect

b) introduce a list or a series correct incorrect

c) separate items in a series correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect

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. To indicate possession for a proper nouns ending in "s", ________.

a) add an apostrophe + "s" correct incorrect

b) add only an apostrophe correct incorrect

c) pick a style and remain consistent correct incorrect

d) remove the first "s" correct incorrect

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. Commas are used to separate ________ or more items in a series.

a) one correct incorrect

b) two correct incorrect

c) three correct incorrect

d) four correct incorrect

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. Commas should NOT be used to ________.

a) separate simple compounds correct incorrect

b) join independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction correct incorrect

c) separate the subject and predicate correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Contractions ________ generally used in formal writing.

a) are always correct incorrect

b) are usually correct incorrect

c) are not correct incorrect

d) are never correct incorrect

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. ________ help to indicate whether a clause is essential or non-essential.

a) Commas correct incorrect

b) Semicolons correct incorrect

c) Apostrophes correct incorrect

d) Quotation marks correct incorrect

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. Place commas and periods ________ quotation marks.

a) outside correct incorrect

b) inside correct incorrect

c) inside and outside correct incorrect

d) neither inside nor outside correct incorrect

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. To express a contrast between two independent clauses, a writer can use a(n) ________.

a) apostrophe correct incorrect

b) comma correct incorrect

c) colon correct incorrect

d) semicolon correct incorrect

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. All of the following are uses of a colon EXCEPT ________.

a) to set up a quotation correct incorrect

b) to separate items in a series correct incorrect

c) to set up or introduce a list or series correct incorrect

d) to separate an independent clause from a word, phrase or clause that answers, completes or expands on what precedes it correct incorrect