3rd Grammar Evaluation: Punctuation (week 2)

"I know I'm supposed to be reading Twain's novel 'Huckleberry Finn' or Wharton's short story, "The Other Two," Sonja said, "but I'd rather be practicing with pompoms or watching American Idol."

"I know I'm supposed to be reading Twain's novel Huckleberry Finn or Wharton's short story 'The Other Two,'" Sonja said, "but I'd rather be practicing with pompoms or watching American Idol."

Her sisters' ironing the dress, Deirdre's polishing the shoes, and Jose's waiting impatiently for Beth.

Her sister's ironing the dress, Deirdre's polishing the shoes, and Jose's waiting impatiently for Beth.

However, Mike and Jerry's grades were among the lowest mens' scores ever recorded.

However, Mike's and Jerry's grades were among the lowest men's scores ever recorded.

I have to hand in my paper to Dr. Soriano by late a.m. on Tuesday.

I have to hand in my paper to Dr. Soriano by late morning on Tuesday.

In Sasha's essay "An Unexpected Truman Victory: the 1948 Campaign for the White House," she uses several quotations from Gary Donaldson's Truman defeats Dewey.

In Sasha's essay "An Unexpected Truman Victory: The 1948 Campaign for the White House," she uses several quotations from Gary Donaldson's Truman Defeats Dewey.

In The Soprano's, Tony Soprano has an unusual family. How does it compare to your's?

In The Sopranos, Tony Soprano has an unusual family. How does it compare to yours?

After your dog has learned commands, like "sit" and "off" you can move on to "heel" and "stay." A well-trained dog becomes a good member of the family.

After your dog has learned commands like "sit" and "off," you can move on to "heel" and "stay."

Baseball teams keep track of a player's hits, runs, walks, and errors, during a game.

Baseball teams keep track of a player's hits, runs, walks, and errors during a game.

Beth's rushing to get ready for the party, but shes not sure she'll be ready on time.

Beth's rushing to get ready for the party, but she's not sure she'll be ready on time.

Select the sentence that contains no inappropriate italics and does not lack any italics it needs. If neither sentence is correct, select Neither is correct.

Between 1942 and 2004, the New York Times won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting ten times.

Select the sentence with correct end punctuation; or, if neither sentence is correct, select Neither is correct.

Can you figure out why the Tour de France was not held from 1940 to 1946?

Celebrities, who wanted to be in Edison's first films flocked to the New Jersey labs to be photographed.

Celebrities who wanted to be in Edison's first films flocked to the New Jersey labs to be photographed.

Did you know that it was Robert Browning who said "Where my heart lies, let my brain be also"?

Did you know that it was Robert Browning who said, "Where my heart lies, let my brain be also"?

Select the answer in which each possessive is formed correctly.

Director Robert Zemeckis's and actor Tom Hanks's Oscars in 1994 were for Forrest Gump.

Louisa May Alcott's fame rests, of course, on the novels, Little Women and Little Men.

Louisa May Alcott's fame rests, of course, on the novels Little Women and Little Men.

Select the sentence that contains no inappropriate italics and does not lack any italics it needs. If neither sentence is correct, select Neither is correct.

My grandparents' software is even older; they're using Microsoft Windows 98.

Select the sentence that contains no errors in the use of semicolons. (Note that some of the sentences may not require a semicolon.)

Mythology usually deals with divinities; in contrast, folktales generally focus on ordinary people, even if they have supernatural elements.

In baseball, the infielders include the first, second and third basemen, and the shortstop.

NOT 'In baseball, the infielders include the first, second, and third basemen, and the shortstop.' ?No change?

Twelfth Night is celebrated in England on January 5. [It is also known as Wassail Eve or Eve of Epiphany.]

NOT 'Remove the brackets, and link the two sentences with a dash.'

After a few moments, Jessica said that she loved Morrison's novels but had to finish her take-home biology exam, which was due the next day.

No change

Before the Industrial Revolution, sources of power were limited to wind, which could move sailing ships and windmills; water, which could turn wheels; humans, who could push and pull; and animals, which could push and pull as well as transport people.

No change

In her analysis of the Gettysburg Address, Cynthia Bass says that Lincoln was asked "to deliver 'a few appropriate remarks,'" but historians do not agree on whether this invitation was meant to be demeaning or, as Bass puts it, "a reflection of the protocol of the time."

No change

The most important accomplishment in the development of railroads in the United States was the completion of the first transcontinental track. In May 1869, seven years after President Lincoln had signed the Pacific Railway Act, the final spike for the track was hammered into place in Promontory Point, Oregon.

No change

Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost's poetry was 'totally awesome.'

Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost's poetry spoke to her in a meaningful way.

popular chicagoan Michael Jordan, former star of the Chicago bulls in the national basketball association

Popular Chicagoan Michael Jordan, former star of the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association

Professor Saks emphasized that everybodys capable of achieving higher grades. Are you ready to improve yours?

Professor Saks emphasized that everybody's capable of achieving higher grades. Are you ready to improve yours?

Do you use a watch or cellphone to find out the time or do you rely on clocks wherever you go?

Put a comma between time and or.

Delaware, the first state, gained statehood on December 7 1787 and was followed a few days later by Pennsylvania.

Put commas between 7 and 1787 and after 1787.

Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that "the ancient precept "Know thyself" and the modern precept "Study nature" become at last one maxim."

Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that "the ancient precept 'Know thyself' and the modern precept 'Study nature' become at last one maxim."

In the twelve-hour system, does 12:00 A.M. mean that it is noon, or that it is midnight?

Remove the comma after noon.

According to Emily Post, it is acceptable for a guest to give money in an envelope to a bride during a wedding reception—the bride should not open the envelope until after the reception.

Remove the dash and put the rest of the sentence in parentheses.

When Harry S.Truman ran for President in 1948, several factors supposedly were working against him, the media, Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey's popularity, and Truman's own down-to-earth style.

Replace the comma after him with a colon.

Some of the following sentences are missing a necessary colon or contain an unnecessary one. Select the answer option that will make the sentence correct. If the original sentence is correct, select No change.

Replace the hyphen in 2-1 with a colon.

Select the answer in which each possessive is formed correctly.

Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both appear in the movie Mystic River. Penn's 2003 Oscar was for best actor in that movie; Robbins's was for best supporting actor.

Since the 1990's, membership in Parent Teacher Association's (PTA's) has declined.

Since the 1990s, membership in Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) has declined.

Select the sentence with correct end punctuation; or, if neither sentence is correct, select Neither is correct.

Sports enthusiasts question whether bicyclists and other athletes will stop using performance-enhancing drugs.

Select the sentence that uses commas correctly. If neither sentence is correct, select Neither is correct.

The American playwright Tony Kushner has said, "The son offers the father his life as a vessel for carrying forth his father's dream."

The dr. scheduled her last appointment to end by 2:00 p.m. so that she could catch a plane to Phoenix.

The doctor scheduled her last appointment to end by 2:00 p.m. so that she could catch a plane to Phoenix.

Select the answer that correctly uses a hyphen.

anti-Italian government

Select the answer that correctly uses a hyphen.

twenty-nine years of age