Chapter Exercises

Chapter Exercises

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Which of the following is one way to use a dash?

to signal a sudden break in thought to divide a one-syllable word at the end of a lineto signal that words have been removed from a quoted sentenceto indicate the end of a line of poetry when you quote several lines of a poem

When would you use a slash?

to separate your own words from those that you quote in a sentenceto indicate that either of two terms may apply between four lines of poetryto set off phrases in a sentence where commas are already in use

Which of the following is one way to use parentheses?

to indicate that the enclosed material is less important to indicate an indirect questionto give added emphasis to a phraseto enclose the name of the publishing company on the works cited page

Which of the following is one way to use brackets?

in place of ellipsis pointsto enclose figures or lettersuse brackets instead of a second set of parentheses within parentheses in place of slashes

Which of the following is one way to use ellipsis points?

to show that you omitted words within a quoted sentence or phrase to show that you changed words in a quoted phrase or sentenceto show that you omitted words at the beginning of a quoted phrase or sentenceto show that you inserted a comment into a quoted phrase or sentence

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Place dashes or parentheses around the underlined words in the following sentences.

The greatest personality trait compassion is being concerned about other people.

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Success, hard work, and a positive attitude these are the keys to winning!

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The poetry of Robert Frost 1874-1963 changed the American poetry scene forever.

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I know what would make this apartment look better new window treatments.

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I know what I want in a husband sincerity and I won't accept less.

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The calf leaves its mother at 6 years old an expected life change for whales, never to see her again.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Place dashes or parentheses around the underlined words in the following sentences.

The pamphlets passed out by the organization called Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD are required in your drug abuse notebooks.

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The characteristic about this poem that I am intrigued with is often overlooked by others its symbolism.

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I was sent to meet the new students Ruben and his sister Sophie at the front office.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Use dashes only with independent clauses. Use dashes to draw attention to a part of your sentence. Use dashes to emphasize a point. Use dashes to set off sentence parts and add suspense.

This sentence illustrates the rule to use pairs of dashes to insert information into the middle of a sentence.

Dvorak's New World Symphony reflects musical themes the composer heard in the United States--including Native American melodies and black spirituals. Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Aaron Copland, George Gershwin--these composers sought to create an American musical idiom. The giants of nineteenth-century Italian opera--Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi--worked for demanding and sensitive audiences. Candice sputtered, "The opera lasted--I can hardly believe it--five hours!"

________ set off material that is interesting or helpful but not necessary for understanding the main point of the sentence.

ParenthesesDashesColonsSemicolons

When dashes interrupt and divide a sentence into three parts, the reader ________.

becomes confused pauses and takes note of the last part pauses and takes note of each part pauses and takes note of the first part

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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