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*GRAMMAR 13.6 PRACTICE (due date: Thursday, January 27)
By Brittany Dudzik
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NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?
REDO CODE: UJYL5Y
PART 1 of 1
DIRECTIONS:
1. In TWENTY of the sentences, insert a colon where needed.
(20 points)
*You may only add EXACTLY one colon.
*Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add in the colon.
*Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.
2. FIVE of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write
none
on the line.
(5 points)
Question 1
1.
I love that line from Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Question 2
2.
The origin of the earthquake showed on the seismograph; it was below the town of Roland.
Question 3
3.
I wish I could swim like Colleen and Mariel.
Question 4
4.
The following crops were ruined by the cold blueberries, oranges, avocados.
Question 5
5.
The variety show consisted of these acts a juggler, a magician, two comedians, and a mime.
Question 6
6.
If I leave this instant, I’ll just make the 6 15 from the station!
Question 7
7.
Who was the famous cynic who said this “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”?
Question 8
8.
Assemble these materials newspaper, marking pens, and masking tape.
Question 9
9.
You can pick up the package before 8 00 P.M. today.
Question 10
10.
“To every thing there is a season” is a quotation from Ecclesiastes 3 1.
Question 11
11.
So you see my predicament if I say yes, I will feel selfish, and if I say no, I will feel I have missed an opportunity.
Question 12
12.
Marissa greatly admires the work of the following modern artists Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, and Willem de Kooning.
Question 13
13.
Many enlistment posters for World War I had this caption “Uncle Sam wants you!”
Question 14
14.
In order, the first three presidents of the United States were George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
Question 15
15.
Abyssinia’s national costume consisted of a plum-colored silk shirt, a gray flannel skirt, and a handwoven wool vest.
Question 16
16.
Before you cross a railroad track, always do this stop, look both ways, and listen.
Question 17
17.
To begin the sermon, the minister read Mark 4 14–25.
Question 18
18.
Last summer Keshia read these works by Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi
,
Huckleberry Finn
,
The Prince and the Pauper
, and
Tom Sawyer
.
Question 19
19.
After class is over, I would like to meet with Pam, Erin, and Rosa.
Question 20
20.
The mournful tune began with this line “Yesterday is but a sweet memory.”
Question 21
21.
At the Chinese restaurant we ordered these appetizers steamed dumplings, fried wonton, and egg rolls.
Question 22
22.
Three clues suggested that the thief was in a hurry the open window, the muddy footprints on the rug, and a broken vase next to the table.
Question 23
23.
The main characters in Louisa May Alcott’s novel
Little Women
are four sisters Amy, Beth, Meg, and Jo.
Question 24
24.
Every morning I try to do the following chores (1) make my bed, (2) pick up my clothes, and (3) rinse my breakfast dishes.
Question 25
25.
I have to get up early tomorrow to catch the 7 00 A.M. bus.