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A) period B) exclamation point C) question mark D) all of the above 2.
A) only a period B) only an exclamation point C) either a period or an exclamation point D) none of the above 3.
A) dash B) semicolon C) colon D) none of the above 4.
A) between the hours and minutes to indicate precise time B) between chapter and verse in biblical references C) after the salutation of a business letter D) all of the above 5.
A) comma B) semicolon C) colon D) all of the above 6.
A) I've lived in Ohio, Florida and New York. B) She ran to the store; and bought some milk. C) She is fluent in the following: English, Spanish, and French. D) He wondered "Would it rain today?" 7.
A) to set off nonessential phrases in sentences B) between the main clauses in a compound sentence C) to separate items in a series that already contains commas D) to separate parts of addresses, geographic terms, or dates 8.
A) comma, semicolon, colon, or period B) comma, semicolon, or colon only C) comma or a period only D) semicolon, colon, or period only 9.
A) "I did it"! yelled Toni. B) "I did it," yelled Toni! C) "I did it!" yelled Toni. D) "I did it! yelled Toni." 10.
A) Units of measure are abbreviated in scientific or technical writing. B) Capitalize abbreviations of proper nouns. C) State names are not abbreviated in ordinary prose. D) All of the above rules apply to abbreviations.
