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    Punctuation Exercise

    Put in semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, Italics (use an


    underline), and parentheses where ever they are needed in the
    following sentences.

    1. The men in question Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald Greene
    deserve awards.
    2. Several countries participated in the airlift Italy, Belgium, France,
    and Luxembourg.
    3. Only one course was open to us surrender, said the ex-major, and
    we did.
    4. Judge Carswell later to be nominated for the Supreme Court had
    ruled against civil rights.
    5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed
    reading Leland's article How Not to Go Camping.
    6. Yes, Jim said, I'll be home by ten.
    7. There was only one thing to do study till dawn.
    8. Montaigne wrote the following A wise man never loses anything, if
    he has himself.
    9. The following are the primary colors red, blue, and yellow.
    10. Arriving on the 8 10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate her
    husband and Tim, their son.
    11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn
    replied All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?
    12. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said No, I don't
    know.
    13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars Volkswagens,
    Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.

    14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9 19 flight, he came


    instead on the 10 36 flight.
    15. Whoever thought said Helen that Jack would be elected class
    president?
    16. In baseball a show boat is a man who shows off.
    17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5 21 in last Sunday's sermon.
    18. There was a very interesting article entitled The New Rage for Folk
    Singing in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.
    19. Whoever is elected secretary of the club Ashley, or Chandra, or
    Aisha must be prepared to do a great deal of work, said Jumita, the
    previous secretary.
    20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species 1859 caused a great controversy
    when it appeared.

    Answers to Punctuation Exercise


    Semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, Italics (use an
    underline), and parentheses are added in the following sentences.

    1. The men in question (Harold Keene, Jim Peterson, and Gerald


    Greene) deserve awards.
    2. Several countries participated in the airlift: Italy, Belgium, France,
    and Luxembourg.

    3. "Only one course was open to us: surrender," said the ex-major,
    "and we did."
    4. Judge Carswell--later to be nominated for the Supreme Court--had
    ruled against civil rights.
    5. In last week's New Yorker, one of my favorite magazines, I enjoyed
    reading Leland's article "How Not to Go Camping."
    6. "Yes,"Jim said, "I'll be home by ten."
    7. There was only one thing to do--study till dawn.
    8. Montaigne wrote the following: "A wise man never loses anything, if
    he has himself."
    9. The following are the primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
    10. Arriving on the 8:10 plane were Liz Brooks, my old roommate; her
    husband; and Tim, their son.
    11. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn
    replied, "All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not
    me?"
    12. He used the phrase "you know" so often that I finally said, "No, I
    don't know."
    13. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens,
    Porsches, and Mercedes Benz.
    14. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came
    instead on the 10:36 flight.
    15. "Whoever thought," said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class
    president?"
    16. In baseball a "show boat" is a man who shows off.
    17. The minister quoted Isaiah 5:21 in last Sunday's sermon.
    18. There was a very interesting article entitled "The New Rage for
    Folk Singing" in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.

    19. "Whoever is elected secretary of the club--Ashley, or Chandra, or


    Aisha--must be prepared to do a great deal of work," said Jumita, the
    previous secretary.
    20. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great
    controversy when it appeared.

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