Writer's Choice Grade 11

Unit 21: Punctuation, Abbreviations, and Numbers

Multiple Choice Quiz


1.	Use a colon to _______.
		A)	introduce material that illustrates, explains, or restates preceding material
		B)	indicate a direct quotation
		C)	show strong feeling
		D)	separate main clauses


2.	Use a semicolon to _______.
		A)	introduce a long or formal quotation
		B)	set off an appositive or an appositve phrase
		C)	separate main clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction
		D)	set off and emphasize supplemental information or parenthetical comments


3.	Use a dash to _______.
		A)	separate main clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction
		B)	set off and emphasize supplemental information or parenthetical comments
		C)	set off an appositive or an appositive phrase
		D)	introduce a long or formal quotation


4.	Place a comma, a semicolon, or a colon _______.
		A)	inside the parentheses
		B)	outside the parentheses
		C)	after the closing parenthesis
		D)	none of the above


5.	Use brackets to _______.
		A)	enclose information that you insert into a quotation for clarity
		B)	indicate the omission of material from a quotation
		C)	enclose a direct quotation
		D)	set off supplemental material


6.	Italicize _______.
		A)	definitions
		B)	foreign words
		C)	dialogue
		D)	slang


7.	Use an apostrophe and -s to _______.
		A)	form the plural of letters, numerals, symbols, and words used to represent themselves
		B)	form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s
		C)	form the posessive of a singular noun, even one that ends in -s
		D)	all of the above


8.	Abbreviations _______.
		A)	indicate omission of material from a quotation
		B)	are shortened forms of words
		C)	always require periods
		D)	introduce explanatory remarks


9.	Spell out numbers that _______.
		A)	express percentages
		B)	express the year and day in a date
		C)	express amounts of money
		D)	occur at the beginning of a sentence


10.	Use commas _______.
		A)	to indicate an abrupt break or change in thought within a sentence
		B)	to enclose a direct quotation
		C)	after all introductory adverb phrases
		D)	in a compound adjective that precedes a noun