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Exercise 3-5.11
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1

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)She wrote ten stories during her tenth week on the beat.
B)She wrote 10 stories during her 10th week on the beat.
2

Choose "a," "b," or "c" below.
A)Police said the suspect was 6 feet 5 inches tall.
B)Police said the suspect was six feet five inches tall.
C)Police said the suspect was 6' 5".
3

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Bennett told assistant coach Todd Benningham he was quitting.
B)Bennett told Assistant Coach Todd Benningham he was quitting.
4

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)In a white, convertible limousine, baron Edgar Ochre led the procession.
B)In a white, convertible limousine, Baron Edgar Ochre led the procession.
5

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)pre-empt
B)preempt
6

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)co-exist
B)coexist
7

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)co-presidents
B)copresidents
8

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)They found a bone amid the refuse.
B)They found a bone amidst the refuse.
9

Choose "a," "b," or "c" below.
A)The honor went to Former President Bill Clinton.
B)The honor went to former President Bill Clinton.
C)The honor went to former president Bill Clinton.
10

Choose "a," "b," or "c" below.
A)In the 80s, he became a member of the democratic party.
B)In the 80s, he became a member of the Democratic Party.
C)In the 80s, he became a member of the Democratic party.
11

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)The soldiers ran amok after storming the castle gates.
B)The soldiers ran amuck after storming the castle gates.
12

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Together, they opened a hamburger restaurant in Washington, D.C.
B)Together, they opened a Hamburger restaurant in Washington, D.C.
13

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Jess's eyes
B)Jess' eyes
14

Choose "a," "b," "c," or "d" below.
A)When she finishes she'll try to sell the poem to Weevils Inc.
B)When she finishes she'll try to sell the poem to Weevils, Inc.
C)When she finishes she'll try to sell the poem to Weevils Incorporated.
D)When she finishes she'll try to sell the poem to Weevils, Incorporated.
15

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Todd and Jamie's chicken
B)Todd's and Jamie's chicken
16

Choose "a," "b," or "c" below.
A)The company is based in Menlo Park, CA.
B)The company is based in Menlo Park, Calif.
C)The company is based in Menlo Park, California.
17

Choose "a," "b," "c," or "d" below.
A)They set up a meeting for 10 a.m. Friday.
B)They set up a meeting for 10 am Friday.
C)They set up a meeting for 10 A.M. Friday.
D)They set up a meeting for 10 AM Friday.
18

Choose "a," "b," "c," or "d" below.
A)The meeting date was Sept. 19, three weeks ago.
B)The meeting date was September 19, three weeks ago.
C)The meeting date was Sept. 19, 2006, three weeks ago.
D)The meeting date was September 19, 2006, three weeks ago.
19

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)He stopped at 14 Deodar Street and knocked on the door.
B)He stopped at 14 Deodar St. and knocked on the door.
20

Choose "a," "b," "c," "d," or "e" below.
A)The woman who answered told him to try Broad Blvd. S.E.
B)The woman who answered told him to try Southeast Broad Blvd.
C)The woman who answered told him to try Southeast Broad Boulevard.
D)The woman who answered told him to try Broad Blvd., S.E.
E)The woman who answered told him to try Broad Boulevard Southeast.
21

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Web site
B)web site
22

Choose "a," "b," or "c" below.
A)email
B)Email
C)e-mail
23

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) spoke to the crowd.
B)Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., spoke to the crowd.
24

Choose "a" or "b" below.
A)Mrs. Carmichael had six toes on her right foot.
B)Carmichael had six toes on her right foot.







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