For each of the following items, choose the answer that illustrates the correct punctuation.
Cosmopolitan magazine January 22 2012 has a worthless article entitled How to Look Like a
Supermodel.
a. Cosmopolitan magazine (January 22, 2012) has a worthless article entitled How to Look
Like a Supermodel.
b. Cosmopolitan magazine, January 22, 2012, has a worthless article entitled How to
Look Like a Supermodel.
c. Cosmopolitan magazine (January 22, 2012) has a worthless article entitled How to Look
Like a Supermodel.
Ques. 2Put quotations where necessary in the following sentences. An answer key follows.
Dad always said, Make yourself useful, not just ornamental.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 3For each of the following items, choose the answer that illustrates the correct punctuation.
The lawyer a partner in the best firm in the city agreed to take Sallys case.
a. The lawyer, a partner in the best firm in the city, agreed to take Sallys case.
b. The lawyer a partner in the best firm in the city agreed to take Sally's case.
c. The lawyer a partner in the best firm in the city agreed to take Sally's case.
Ques. 4Insert colons and semicolons where necessary in the following sentences.
Have you thought about where you want to have your wedding reception Twelve Oaks or
Gaither House?
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5For each of the following items, choose the answer that illustrates the correct punctuation.
My favorite song is I Need You by Tim McGraw, said Julian.
a. My favorite song is I Need You' by Tim McGraw, said Julian.
b. My favorite song is I Need You by Tim McGraw, said Julian.
c. My favorite song is I Need You by Tim McGraw, said Julian.
Ques. 6Insert colons and semicolons where necessary in the following sentences.
Consider what kind of pet to get you do not want to purchase a pet that is not a good fit
for your family.
What will be an ideal response?