1. Choose the sentence that has no errors.
A variety of coffee drinks use espresso as their most potent ingredient, lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, and Americanos, for example.
A variety of coffee drinks use espresso as their most potent ingredient; lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, and Americanos, for example.
A variety of coffee drinks use espresso as their most potent ingredient: lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, and Americanos, for example.
A variety of coffee drinks use espresso as their most potent ingredient … lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, and Americanos, for example.
2. Choose the sentence that has no errors.
I had nachos covered with melted cheese for lunch Tomo had a spinach salad.
I had nachos covered with melted cheese for lunch; and, Tomo had a spinach salad.
I had nachos covered with melted cheese for lunch; Tomo had a spinach salad.
I had nachos covered with melted cheese for lunch, Tomo had a spinach salad.
3. Choose the correct punctuation for the underlined text in the following cover letter excerpt:
Dear Mr. Liu
The administrative assistant position opening in your Houston office is an excellent match to my qualifications.
Use a semicolon (;)
Use a dash (—)
Use a colon (:)
Use a comma (,)
4.
If an underlined portion of this sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, choose "The sentence is correct."
I found out who planned the surprise birthday party for me; Angela from the Office of Human Resources.
change Office of Human Resources to Office of: Human Resources
The sentence is correct.
change the surprise to the: surprise
change me; Angela to me: Angela
5.
Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence, along with the correct explanation for your choice:
Women who have held the Miss America title have come from cities and towns throughout the country, including Memphis, Tennessee___ Watertown, New York___ Kona, Hawaii___ and Denver, Colorado.
Use a dash (—) When items in a list contain commas, these items must be separated by dashes.
Use a comma (,) Items in a list are always separated by commas.
Use a colon (:) When items in a list contain commas, these items must be separated by colons.
Use a semicolon (;) When items in a list contain commas, these items must be separated by semicolons.
6. Choose the correct punctuation for underlined section of the following sentence, along with the correct explanation for your choice:
Aaron did everything he could to prepare for the SAT joined a study group, attended a weekly review class, and took several practice tests.
SAT; joined A semicolon is used after an independent clause to introduce an explanation.
SAT: joined A colon is used after an independent clause to introduce an explanation.
SAT: joined A colon is used after an independent clause to introduce a list.
SAT; joined A semicolon is used after an independent clause to introduce a list.
7. Choose the sentence that has no errors.
When you travel abroad, keep a copy of your passport; in your hotel room you will need it if you lose the original.
When you travel abroad, keep a copy of your passport in your hotel room, you will need it if you lose the original.
When you travel abroad, keep a copy of your passport in your hotel room; and, you will need it if you lose the original.
When you travel abroad, keep a copy of your passport in your hotel room; you will need it if you lose the original.
8. Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence.
In the end the paper was published however it had serious flaws.
In the end, the paper was published, however; it had serious flaws.
In the end, the paper was published; however, it had serious flaws.
In the end, the paper was published, however it had serious flaws.
In the end, the paper was published: however; it had serious flaws.
9.
If an underlined portion of this sentence is incorrect, select the revision that fixes it. If the sentence is correct as written, choose "The sentence is correct."
Snow looks white because it reflects white light from the sun; each snowflake is actually transparent.
change sun; each to sun, each
change because it to because; it
The sentence is correct.
change actually transparent to actually; transparent
10. Choose the sentence that has no errors.
If you hear a fire alarm, here is what you should do: exit through the back stairwell and head left on Buffalo Street.
If you hear a fire alarm, here is what you should do; exit through the back stairwell and head left on Buffalo Street.
If you hear a fire alarm, here is what you should do, exit through the back stairwell and head left on Buffalo Street.
If you hear a fire alarm, here is what you should do… exit through the back stairwell and head left on Buffalo Street.
