Practice

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else - in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job—he has more experience than everybody else in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job he has more experience than everybody else — in the department.
• Mr. Lee suits the job - he has more experience than everybody else in the department.

Add the correct hyphen(s) or dash(es) to the below sentence: 
There are fewer Italian American communities these days.

• There are fewer Italian-American communities these days.
• No change necessary.
• There are fewer Italian—American communities these days.
• There are fewer Italian —American communities these days

How should the below sentence be punctuated?

Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

• Newburyport- a small town in Massachusetts- is the place she calls home.

• Newburyport — a small town in Massachusetts — is the place she calls home.

• Newburyport —a small town in Massachusetts is the place she calls home.

• Newburyport a small town in Massachusetts - is the place she calls home.

Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly?

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food.)

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food).

• I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper) of food.

• I won the grand prize (at the raffle a large hamper of food).

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The hotel (situated at the edge of a cliff) had superb views.

• The hotel (situated at the edge) of a cliff had superb views.

• The hotel situated at the edge of a cliff (had superb views).

• The hotel (situated at the edge of a cliff had )superb views.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• His friends Tom, Harry and Tim were all great (at hide and seek).

• His friends (Tom, Harry and Tim) were all great at hide and seek.

• His friends (Tom, Harry) and Tim were all great at hide and seek.

• His friends (Tom, Harry and Tim were all great) at hide and seek.

Which sentence is correct?

• The dogs, and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The dogs and, cats, ate bowls of pet, food at the shelter.
• The dogs and cats ate bowls of pet food at the shelter.
• The, dogs, and, cats, ate, bowls of, pet food at, the shelter.

I want Harold to show me how to dance but I’m afraid to ask him.

• Insert comma before the conjunction
• Insert comma after the conjunction
• No comma needed

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas. 
• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas. 
• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.