For each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the correct sentence.
a. My first class begins at seven: o'clock A.M.
b. My first class begins at 7:00 A.M.
Ques. 2For each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the correct sentence.
a. A piece of writing should always maintain the same tense: past, present, or
future.
b. A piece of writing should always maintain the same tense, past, present, or
future.
Ques. 3For each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the correct sentence.
a. Yumiko's favorite book is The Zone: A Dietary Road Map.
b. Ken's favorite book is The Zone, A Dietary Road Map.
Ques. 4For each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the correct sentence.
a. In the United States, traffic signs can be red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and
white and black.
b. In the United States, traffic signs can be: red, yellow, green, blue, orange, and
white and black.
Ques. 5For each of the following pairs of sentences, choose the correct sentence.
a. The following men were America's first three presidents: George Washington,
John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
b. America's first three presidents were: George Washington, John Adams,
and Thomas Jefferson.
Ques. 6For each of the following items, choose the best word pair between which a colon should
be placed to create a correct sentence.
Individualism, in and of itself, is not wrong. It only becomes wrong when it totally
encompasses our lives, and we use it improperly to get ahead of others with immoral
behaviors such as stealing, backstabbing, and even killing.
a. as: stealing
b. others: with
c. no colon necessary
Ques. 7For each of the following items, choose the best word pair between which a colon should
be placed to create a correct sentence.
It is when self-interest overshadows the sense of community and family that problems
arise.
a. of: community
b. overshadows: the
c. no colon necessary
Ques. 8For each of the following items, choose the best word pair between which a colon should
be placed to create a correct sentence.
However, these same Americans do desire freedom and the ability to act in their own
self-interest.
a. desire: freedom
b. own: self-interest
c. no colon necessary