*GRAMMAR 13.7-13.9 TEST

Grammar 13.7: Apostrophes
PART 1 of 4
DIRECTIONS:
1. In EIGHT of the sentences, insert an apostrophe where needed. (8 points)
          *You may only add exactly one apostrophe OR one apostrophe + -s.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add in the apostrophe.
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

2. TWO of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write none in the box. (2 points)

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Perhaps youve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primates.

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Their abilities are on display in zoos, animal parks, and, for a few lucky people, in the animals natural habitats.

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Primates include lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

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Consider, for example, the graceful gibbons, which live in southeast Asia.

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A gibbons ability to stand upright is second only to that of humans.

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These beautiful creatures fur has a distinctive ring of white around their faces.

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Lemurs peculiar movements make them look like little ballet dancers.

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However, the South American monkeys athletic feats are legendary.

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Large monkeys such as the spider monkeys and woolly monkeys possess one great advantage over other primate species tails.

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These monkeys tails are prehensile, which means they are able to grasp limbs and branches.

Grammar 13.8: Hyphens
PART 2 of 4
DIRECTIONS:
1. In THREE of the sentences, insert a hyphen where needed. (3 points)
          *You may only add EXACTLY one hyphen.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add the hyphen while removing a space.
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

2. In TWO of the sentences, remove a hyphen where needed. (2 points)
          *You may only remove EXACTLY one hyphen.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then remove the hyphen while adding a space.
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

3. THREE of the sentences are correct. For those sentences, write none in the box. (3 points)

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The witness just repeated that he did not re-collect anything unusual happening on the morning in question.

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The material I purchased for the blouse was a loosely-woven linen and cotton blend.

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We visited the post impressionist show at the Art Museum.

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Mona came in twenty-seventh in her Graduate Record Exams.

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From 1861 to 1865, the United States fought a terrible civil war.

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These colorful, amazing paintings are certainly post Dadaist!

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We found twenty nine errors in the document.

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Her time-worn excuses are getting old.

Grammar 13.8: Hyphens
PART 3 of 4
DIRECTIONS:
1. Rewrite each word with a hyphen to indicate where it would be divided if it were at the end of a
line. (6 points)
          *You may only add EXACTLY one hyphen.

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salvage

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thankful

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thoughtless

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otherwise

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friendship

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longest

Grammar 13.9: Dashes to Signal Change and to Emphasize
PART 4 of 4
DIRECTIONS:
1. In each sentence, insert dashes wherever necessary. (10 points)
          *Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many dashes to include in the sentence.
          *To create a dash, press the same key as the hyphen, but hit it twice.
          *Copy and paste the entire sentence into the box and then add the dash(es).
          *Make sure to include the end mark in your answer.

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What what do you mean by that? (1)

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Early outlaws Billy the Kid and Jesse James, for example are very popular subjects for movies. (2)

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A planet’s orbit that is, its path around the sun is elliptical, not circular. (2)

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I I I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, Caroline; can you forgive me? (2)

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Some words laundromat and smog are examples are compounds made from two other words while dropping some letters. (2)

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The strings I mean the violins, violas, and cellos are my favorite instruments. (2)

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That huge wave Asford, what are you doing? is going to hit us! (2)

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The horse oh, look how swiftly he runs is coming this way. (2)

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The movie started why couldn’t you be here on time? so you missed the opening scenes. (2)

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Grammar 13.7: Apostrophes

PART 1 of 4

Perhaps youve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primates.

Their abilities are on display in zoos, animal parks, and, for a few lucky people, in the animals natural habitats.

Primates include lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

Consider, for example, the graceful gibbons, which live in southeast Asia.

A gibbons ability to stand upright is second only to that of humans.

These beautiful creatures fur has a distinctive ring of white around their faces.

Lemurs peculiar movements make them look like little ballet dancers.

However, the South American monkeys athletic feats are legendary.

Large monkeys such as the spider monkeys and woolly monkeys possess one great advantage over other primate species tails.

These monkeys tails are prehensile, which means they are able to grasp limbs and branches.

Grammar 13.8: Hyphens

PART 2 of 4

The witness just repeated that he did not re-collect anything unusual happening on the morning in question.

The material I purchased for the blouse was a loosely-woven linen and cotton blend.

We visited the post impressionist show at the Art Museum.

Mona came in twenty-seventh in her Graduate Record Exams.

From 1861 to 1865, the United States fought a terrible civil war.

These colorful, amazing paintings are certainly post Dadaist!

We found twenty nine errors in the document.

Her time-worn excuses are getting old.

Grammar 13.8: Hyphens

PART 3 of 4

salvage

thankful

thoughtless

otherwise

friendship

longest

Grammar 13.9: Dashes to Signal Change and to Emphasize

PART 4 of 4

What what do you mean by that? (1)

Early outlaws Billy the Kid and Jesse James, for example are very popular subjects for movies. (2)

A planet’s orbit that is, its path around the sun is elliptical, not circular. (2)

I I I’m sorry I hurt your feelings, Caroline; can you forgive me? (2)

Some words laundromat and smog are examples are compounds made from two other words while dropping some letters. (2)

The strings I mean the violins, violas, and cellos are my favorite instruments. (2)

That huge wave Asford, what are you doing? is going to hit us! (2)

The horse oh, look how swiftly he runs is coming this way. (2)

The movie started why couldn’t you be here on time? so you missed the opening scenes. (2)

We saw the iceberg how enormous it looked float past us. (2)