Quiz #3 Mastering Punctuation and Agreement

Which sentence uses a dash correctly?

• I need to buy some groceries—milk, eggs, and bread.

• I need to buy some groceries - milk, eggs, and bread.

• I need to buy some groceries, milk, eggs, and bread.

• I need to buy some groceries; milk, eggs, and bread.

Choose the sentence that correctly applies a hyphen.

• The well known author will be signing books today.

• The well-known author will be signing books today.

• The well known-author will be signing books today.

• The well-known-author will be signing books today.

Identify the sentence with the correct use of a comma with a FAN BOYS conjunction.

• She wanted to go to the concert, but she had to work late.

• She wanted to go to the concert but, she had to work late.

• She wanted to go to the concert but she had to work late.

• She wanted to go to the concert; but she had to work late.

Select the sentence that correctly uses commas in a series.

• For breakfast, I had eggs toast and orange juice.

• For breakfast, I had eggs, toast, and orange juice.

• For breakfast, I had eggs, toast and orange juice.

• For breakfast I had eggs, toast, and orange juice.

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• The team are winning the game.

• The team is winning the game.

• The team were winning the game.

• The team have winning the game.

Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.

• I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

• I have a big test tomorrow - I can't go out tonight.

Which sentence uses a dash to add emphasis correctly?

• She was the best player on the team—no one could deny it.

• She was the best player on the team, no one could deny it.

• She was the best player on the team; no one could deny it.

• She was the best player on the team: no one could deny it.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a hyphen in a compound adjective.

• The fast-paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

• The fast paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

• The fast-paced-movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

• The fast, paced movie kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

Select the sentence that correctly uses a comma with a FAN BOYS conjunction to join two independent clauses.

• I wanted to go for a walk, and it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk and, it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk and it started raining.

• I wanted to go for a walk; and it started raining.

Which sentence correctly uses commas in a series to separate items?

• My favorite colors are blue, green and red.

• My favorite colors are blue, green, and red.

• My favorite colors are blue green, and red.

• My favorite colors are blue, green, and, red.