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1. Which is the correct form when introducing a quotation after the preposition
"that"?
a. Bertram Wyatt-Brown argues that, "southern mothers played the dominant role in
infant care."
b. Bertram Wyatt-Brown argues that "southern mothers played the dominant role in
infant care."
a. The author contends that the protesters demonstrated for social "respectability".
b. The author contends that the protesters demonstrated for social "respectability."
a. The local chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society was forced to
cancel it's meeting for lack of honorees.
b. The local chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society was forced to
cancel its meeting for lack of honorees.
a. The group of students, loaded down with books and pencils, were mostly female.
b. The group of students, loaded down with books and pencils, was mostly female.
9. Which is correct?
a. Defeated in their pursuit of the cat, the exhausted dogs were laying on the ground.
b. Defeated in their pursuit of the cat, the exhausted dogs were lying on the ground.
10. Choose the correct comma usage with the coordinating conjunction.
a. The man with the long nose and oblong head was short, and the woman with the
short nose and square head was tall.
b. The man with the long nose and oblong head was short and the woman with the
short nose and square head was tall.
a. The Florida Legislative Investigative Committee, popularly known as the Johns
Committee was notorious for accusing Miami Jews and supporters of desegregation of
being communist subversives.
b. The Florida Legislative Investigative Committee, popularly known as the Johns
Committee, was notorious for accusing Miami Jews and supporters of desegregation
of being communist subversives.
c. The Florida Legislative Investigative Committee popularly known as the Johns
Committee was notorious for accusing Miami Jews and supporters of desegregation of
being communist subversives.
a. While skiing down the slope, her nose turned cold.
b. The mother of five children, all of whom play sports, her mini van is constantly on
the go.
c. Sleek and retro, the new Ford Mustang drew many looks.
a. The pack of dogs - friendly hounds among them - roamed freely and inquisitively
about the neighborhood.
b. The pack of dogs --friendly hounds among them-- roamed freely and inquisitively
about the neighborhood.
c. The pack of dogs--friendly hounds among them--roamed freely and inquisitively
about the neighborhood.
a. The architecture of Florence pays tribute to both the engineering and artistic genius
of mankind.
b. The architecture of Florence pays tribute to both the engineering and artistic genius
of humankind.