Punctuation 2


1	"Injuries have been our major problem," the coach said.
		A)	The comma after problem is used correctly to separate the statement from the attribution.
		B)	No comma is necessary after problem.
		C)	Neither a. nor b. is correct.


2	The candidates' plane was grounded in Pittsburgh by a bomb scare; therefore, his trip had to be delayed.
		A)	The apostrophe after candidates' is used correctly to show possession.
		B)	The apostrophe should come before the s instead of after it.
		C)	No apostrophe is needed in this example.


3	Members of the debate team are Mike S. White, sophomore; Pat D. Jones, junior; and Peg E. Dow, senior.
		A)	All of the punctuation in the example is correct.
		B)	The sentence contains two punctuation errors.
		C)	Neither a. nor b. is correct.


4	"Our employees did one days work in the newsroom and expected 10 days pay for their efforts," the supervisor complained.
		A)	An apostrophe is needed before the s in both one day's and 10 day's.
		B)	An apostrophe is needed after the s in both one days' and 10 days'.
		C)	An apostrophe is needed before the s in one day's and after the s in 10 days'.
		D)	Neither a., b., nor c. is correct.


5	Juan and Johns public relations company was formed 10 years after they graduated from Acme University's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
		A)	Change Juan and Johns to Juan's and John's to show they both own the company.
		B)	Change Juan and Johns to Juan and John's to show they both own the same company.
		C)	The sentence is correct. Make no changes.

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