Ch.6

Which of the following is NOT the correct way to use the colon?

We are trying very hard to explain the situation to everyone and work on all of the existing concerns: Moving on, there are many difficult things we must discuss.

When would you use brackets in your writing?

To add explanatory information to text

What is the simple subject of the following sentence? The fluttery white dress fit Jessi perfectly.

dress

What needs to be changed to make the following a complete sentence? Singing outside my window.

subject

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

I survived the shipwreck; incidentally, I am an excellent swimmer.

Which of the following answers uses correct punctuation?

His goals were simple: find the girl, get the bad guys, take off with the cash.

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of punctuation?

It clarifies meaning in writing.

What is the significance of an Oxford comma?

It is the final comma in a listing of items

Correct the following run-on sentence: Kyra and Melissa baked cookies they ate all of them.

Kyra and Melissa baked cookies. They ate all of them.

Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage when separating elements in a series?

The rock flew from his hand, skipped across the pond, and sank from sight.

Which of the following sentences is NOT grammatically correct?

You insult my honor I am challenging you to a duel.

What is missing in the following sentence? What did Nancy eat for lunch

question mark

What is the complete predicate of the following sentence? Martin and Jeffrey ran through the hallway screaming.

ran through the hallway screaming

Which of these describes the problem with the following sentence? Looking for his favorite pair of glasses.

It is a sentence fragment.

What is wrong with the following sentence? Most of the movies I like don't have a lot of explosions, sometimes I like horror movies though.

It has a comma splice.

A semicolon can be used for all of the following EXCEPT to _____.

connect two independent clauses that are widely dissimilar from each other

Which of the following correctly lists the coordinating conjunctions?

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

What is wrong with the following sentence? Clint didn't talk much he just stared you down with cold, dead eyes.

It is a regular run-on sentence.

Which of the following demonstrates correct comma usage with adjectives?

He had a large, densely packed, highly organized bookshelf in his office.

Which of the choices is an INCORRECT way to fix the following sentence? Jones is a terrific agent she is the best marksman we have.

Put a comma after 'agent'

Which of the following answers use correct punctuation?

The family's trip took them to New York, New York; Providence, RI; Savannah, Georgia; and New Orleans, Louisiana -- and back.

Which of the following answers uses correct punctuation?

Their new home was ideally situated by the river; furthermore, the ten-foot high fence kept the neighbors out.

Why is the word 'who' important to the following dependent clause? ''The man who had it all eventually lost everything.''

Because it is a relative pronoun that connects the dependent clause 'who had it all'.

Ricardo is adding quoted language from a source to his research paper. He wants to omit part of the sentence he is adding. Which of the following should Ricardo put in place of the omitted words in the quote?

Ellipses

Which of the following sentences does NOT use a hyphen correctly?

That essay was long - I mean really long!

When quotation marks are involved, which of the following demonstrates the correct usage of a comma?

''It's going to be gorgeous weather outside today,'' the teacher said.

All of the following sentences indicate correct usage of quotation marks EXCEPT:

''When would you like to travel? asked Mike.''

How does a dependent clause differ from an independent clause?

A dependent clause isn't a complete sentence on its own, while an independent clause can be a stand-alone sentence.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an introductory word?

That

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

This dog looks funny, but that's just my opinion, isn't it?