Language Skills Review

Question 0

Use ______ to separate two or more adjectives that precede a noun

Answer 0

Commas

Question 1

Use ______ to separate items when listing 3 or more things

Answer 1

Commas

Question 2

Use commas in conventional situations to/ after

Answer 2

To separate items in dates&addresses

After a salutation of a friendly letter and after the closing of any letter

Question 3

Use ______ before conjunctions that join independent clauses to make compound sentences

Answer 3

Commas

Question 4

Use ______ to set off an abbreviation such as Jr., Sr., or M.D.

Answer 4

Commas

Question 5

Use ______ to set off nonessential clauses &/or phrases–those not necessary to understand the main idea in the sentence

Answer 5

Commas

Question 6

Use ______ after certain introductory elements

Answer 6

Commas

Question 7

Use ______ after an introductory word like next, yes, or no and introductory interjections like why, well, oops

Answer 7

Commas

Question 8

Use ______ after an introductory participial phrase

Answer 8

Comma

Question 9

Use a ______ after an introductory prepositional phrase & adverb clause

Answer 9

Comma

Question 10

Use _______ to set off elements and interrupt a sentence. There are also three ways called

Answer 10

Commas
Appositive
Parenthetical expressions
Words in direct address

Question 11

__________ join independent clauses of they are not joined by a comma and a conjunction. They also like independent clauses that are joined by conjunctive adverbs and other transitional expressions

Answer 11

Semicolons

Question 12

Use ___________ between items in a series of the items contain commas

Answer 12

Semicolons

Question 13

Use a _________ to mean “note what follows

Answer 13

Colon

Question 14

Use a _____ to introduce a list, especially after the expressions the filling as follows

Answer 14

Colon

Question 15

Don not use a colon before a ______________

Answer 15

List that follows anger or a preposition

Question 16

Use a _______ to introduce a long, formal statement or a long quote

Answer 16

Colon

Question 17

to form the possessive case of a singular noun or an indefinite pronoun add an ______ and an ____

Answer 17

Apostrophe

S

Question 18

To form the possessive case of a plural noun that ends in “s” add only the ______. To from the possessive case of a plural noun that doesn’t end in “s” add an ______ and an ______

Answer 18

Apostrophe
Apostrophe
“S”

Question 19

Compound words or word groups showing joint possession on only the last words is ________

Answer 19

Possessive in form

Question 20

When two or more people possess something individually each of the names is in ________

Answer 20

Possessive form

Question 21

_______do not require and apostrophe

Answer 21

Possessive personal pronouns

Question 23

_____ show where letters, words, or numerals have been omitted in contractions

Answer 23

Apostrophes

Question 24

Use _____ to divide a word at the end of a line. Divide the words only between syllables; to not divide a one syllable word.

Answer 24

hyphens

Question 25

use ___ with compound numbers from 21 to 99 an with fractions used as adjectives

Answer 25

hyphens

Question 26

numbers from one to nine are usually ___; 10 and up are written as ____-

Answer 26

words; numbers

Question 27

use ____ to express numbers in the following forms: money, decimals, percentages, chapters, pages, addresses, telephone numbers, ZIP codes, time, dates, identification numbers, and statistics

Answer 27

numerals

Question 28

always use ____ to express numbers that begin a sentence

Answer 28

words

Question 29

use ______ for numbers that precede a compound modifier that includes another number

Answer 29

words