Semicolons and Colons (Test 2)

Oct 30, 2016

For the punctuation rules, refer to these sections: Commas, Semicolons, and Colons

Choose all the correct answers.
1. The recipe calls . . .
  for
  flour, butter, and sugar.
  for:
  for
2. He has friends from . . .
  Montana,
  Iowa, and . . .
  Nebraska;
  and Illinois is his home state.
  - Montana, … Nebraska
  - Montana … Nebraska;
3. This is a difficult . . .
  exercise
  but I am having fun. (Note
  Comma after exercise is optional.
  )
  - exercise,
  - exercise
4. Although this is a difficult . . .
  exercise,
  I am having fun.
  - exercise
  - exercise,
5. This is a difficult . . .
  exercise;
  I am having fun though.
  - exercise
  - exercise;
6. The . . .
  man
  who is wearing dark . . .
  glasses
  is an FBI undercover agent.
  - man, … glasses,
  - man … glasses
7. That FBI . . .
  agent,
  who is wearing dark . . .
  glasses,
  once protected the president.
  - agent, … glasses,
  - agent … glasses
8. Did . . .
  you, John,
  eat my cake?
  - you John
  - you, John,
9. . . .
  Did John
  eat my cake?
  - Did, John,
  - Did John
10. Did his . . .
  friend John
  eat my cake?
  - friend John
  - friend, John,
11. Did . . .
  John, his friend,
  eat the cake?
  - John, his friend,
  - John his friend
12. If everything goes according to plan, he will retire . . .
  at 40;
  if real estate prices continue to . . .
  drop, however,
  he may have to work until he is 65.
  - at 40; … drop however
  - at 40 … drop, however,
13. Golden . . .
  retrievers,
  which are known to be . . .
  gentle,
  are also loyal.
  - retrievers, … gentle,
  - retrievers … gentle
14. . . .
  Dogs
  that are . . .
  gentle
  are often good family pets.
  - Dogs, … gentle
  - Dogs … gentle,
15. I would love to be rich and . . .
  famous although
  fame has mixed blessings.
  - famous although
  - famous, although,
16. I would love to be rich and . . .
  famous,
  and famous is the first priority.
  - famous,
  - famous
17. She chose the field of journalism because of . . .
  Nellie Bly,
  the first woman reporter.
  - Nellie Bly,
  - Nellie Bly
18. They built an adobe house but then they decided to move. (Note
  Comma after house is optional.
  )
  - house
  - house,
19. They built an adobe . . .
  house
  but then decided to move.
  - house
  - house;
20. They built an adobe . . .
  house; however,
  they decided to move.
  - house; however,
  - house however
21. They built an adobe . . .
  house
  because they decided never to move again.
  - house,
  - house
22. Since they moved to the . . .
  desert,
  they decided to build an adobe house.
  - desert,
  - desert
23. Mr. Liu held this . . .
  belief:
  if he worked hard, he would be able to save enough money to travel to Madagascar and photograph rarely seen animals.
  - belief,
  - belief:

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