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Question #1: Which sentence below uses the dash correctly?

• My motorcycle is in great condition — except that it doesn't work!
• Before vacation I must — write some letters.
• I need to take — my dog to the vet.

Question #2: Which of the following sentences uses the dash incorrectly?

• Whether she loved him or not wasn't the question — or was it?
• This afternoon, I must go — to the store.
• How many can you — yes, you Joel — take at a time?

Question #3: Which of the following sentences uses the dash incorrectly?

• The Constitution was written in — anyone? anyone? — 1787.
• My teacher — yes, I mean Mr. Jacobsen — is so boring I feel sorry for him.
• I really think he should go to some teacher's workshop on — 'How to make your students care about history.'

Question #4: Which sentence correctly divides a word at the end of a line?

• Most word processing programs have the ca- r]pacity to justify line length.
• Therefore, writers do not need to divide wo- r]rds at the end of lines of type.
• Many writing style handbooks for academic res- r]earch and business reports discourage division of words.

Question #5: Which sentence uses the hyphen correctly?

• I really love deep-fried shrimp, but I can't stand shrimp cocktail.
• All thirteen-of-us gathered at the meeting place specified in the chain letter.
• Whenever I think of sun-tea, I always think of barbecue parties.

Question #6: Are both hyphens used correctly in this sentence? r] The hard-working farmer hoped for dry weather to help his rain-soaked fields.

• Yes
• No

Question #7: Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

• There are four hints for taking a test: (1) go to class every day; (2) review your notes; (3) get a good night's sleep; (4) take your time in answering the questions.
• Who would ever have guessed that the winner would be (Bill Brown)?
• (4:48) is the time to beat on the mile run.

Question #8: Which of the following sentences from Andy's essay contains an error in the use of special punctuation?

• My friend Miguel is the sneaky one of the group: he knows more practical jokes than anyone I've ever met!
• Once he called me on his cordless phone; which was okay, but he was standing at my front door knocking madly at the same time.
• Even though his jokes are sometimes tiring — often we don't stop laughing for hours! — Miguel is one of the best friends anyone could ask for.
• His quick-as-lightning mind can think of a joke in less than a minute, or a way out of certain trouble just in time to avoid our parents or the police.

Question #9: Which of the following sentences from Andy's essay contains an error in the use of special punctuation?

• Kathy is my best friend of all; even though she is a little weird at times.
• Sometimes she does the strangest things: asking me the same question over and over to see how many times I answer it (usually only three before I realise what she's doing), short-sheeting my bed, or closing the door in my face.
• I think she learned this last trick from her friends — as a practical joke.
• Even though she does these things, she also says I am her best friend (some friend she is, eh?).

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