English III Nine Weeks’ Test-2nd Semester

Choose the option where the comma is used correctly.

• B: Mary who has chickenpox, should stay at home.

• A: Mary, who has chickenpox, should stay at home.

• D: Mary, who has chickenpox should stay at home.

• C: Mary, who, has, chickenpox, should stay at home.

Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.

• Her new address, is 141 Main Street, Austin TX, 78744.

• Her new address is 141 Main Street, Austin, TX, 78744.

• Her new address is 141 Main Street Austin TX 78744.

• Her new address, is 141 Main Street Austin, TX, 78744.

Choose the sentence which is punctuated correctly.

• Jennifer ate at the restaurant and, she left as soon as her friend arrived.

• Jennifer ate at the restaurant, she left as soon as her friend arrived.

• Jennifer ate at the restaurant and she left as soon as her friend arrived.

• Jennifer ate at the restaurant, and she left as soon as her friend arrived.

Examine the following sentence and then identify the rule that governs the comma. We spent a long time reviewing for the trivia contest, but Loren's team scored more points.

• Rule 1, comma in a series

• Rule 4, comma with appositives

• Rule 7, comma in compound sentences

• Rule 5, comma with speaker tag

In which of the following options is the comma used correctly?

• Joel my brother, is here.

• Joel my brother is here.

• Joel, my brother, is here.

• Joel, my brother is here.

Identify the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• George loves going for long rides; he covers at least eighty miles.

• George loves going for long rides: he covers at least eighty miles.

• George loves going for long rides, he covers at least eighty miles.

• George loves going for long rides he covers at least eighty miles.

Which of the sentences is punctuated correctly?

• We ordered pizza, cheese and onion; drink, raspberry; and dessert, sizzler brownie.

• We ordered pizza, cheese and onion, drink, raspberry, and dessert, sizzler brownie.

• We ordered pizza: cheese and onion, drink: raspberry, and dessert: sizzler brownie.

• All of the choices

Which one of the following sentences uses a semicolon properly?

• Abigail was only taking a few days off; to her surprise, she managed to fit everything in.

• Abigail was only taking a few days, off to her surprise she; managed to fit everything in.

• Abigail was only taking a few days off, to her surprise, she managed to fit everything in.

• Abigail was only taking a few days off to her surprise; she managed to fit everything in.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? A: Many companies make low-fat foods: these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving. B: Many companies have low-fat foods; these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving. C: Many companies make low-fat foods, these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving. D: Many companies make low-fat foods, these foods, contain less than five percent of fat per serving.

• Many companies make low-fat foods: these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving.

• Many companies make low-fat foods, these foods, contain less than five percent of fat per serving.

• Many companies have low-fat foods; these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving.

• Many companies make low-fat foods, these foods contain less than five percent of fat per serving.

Which of the following sentences uses the colon correctly?

• After half an hour, they finally got to where: they were going the ruins of Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville’s sugar mill.

• After half an hour, they finally got to where they were going: the ruins of Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville’s sugar mill.

• After half an hour, they finally got to where they were going the ruins of: Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville’s sugar mill.

• After half an hour: they finally got to where they were going the ruins of Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville’s sugar mill.