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1. Which sentence uses a comma correctly with a coordinating conjunction?
It was raining, so we stayed inside.
It was raining so, we stayed inside.
It was raining so we stayed, inside.
2. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out.
I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out.
I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out.
3. Which sentence uses a colon correctly to introduce an explanation?
I have one goal: to win the race.
I have: one goal to win the race.
I have one goal to win: the race.
4. Which is the correct use of a dash for emphasis?
She had one dream—to travel.
She had one—dream to travel.
She—had one dream to travel.
5. Where do commas go in a non-restrictive appositive?
Only at the end
Around the extra information
No commas are needed
6. Which is correct for a series of complex items?
We visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Madrid, Spain.
We visited Paris France, Rome Italy, and Madrid Spain.
We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain.
7. When do you use a hyphen in compound adjectives?
Before the noun they modify
After the noun they modify
Only when the noun is plural
8. Which sentence correctly punctuates quoted speech followed by a dialogue tag?
"I am here," he said.
"I am here." he said.
I am here, he said.
9. Parentheses are best used for:
Essential information
Direct speech
Supplemental information
10. Where does the apostrophe go in "the soldiers' barracks" (plural)?
After the "s"
Before the "s"
It is not needed
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