Review Additional Punctuation

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Directions:: Insert one or more apostrophes in each of the following sentences by clicking before, after, or between the appropriate letter(s).

Directions:: Insert one or more semicolons in each of the following sentences by clicking the space(s) between the appropriate words.

5.: The; birth; dates; of; those; present; were; January; 23,; 1936; May; 30,; 1990; July; 14,; 1995; and; March; 10,; 1970.
6.: Their; team; did; participate; however,; they; came; late.
7.: Jill; is; not; the; center; of; attention; nonetheless,; she; receives; much; respect; for; her; academic; skills.
8.: Tim; finds; working; for; his; education; difficult; notwithstanding,; he; is; holding; on; to; his; dreams.

Directions:: Insert a colon in each of the following sentences by clicking the space between the appropriate words or by clicking between two numbers.

9.: The: party: is: on: Saturday,: July: 4: at: 6:00: p.m.
10.: Remember: Only: you: can: prevent: forest: fires.
11.: In: this: class: we: are: all: important: we: should: all: be: treated: with: respect.
12.: The: contents: of: the: woman's: closet: included: the: following: shoes,: belts,: dresses,: hats,: and: blouses.

Directions:: Insert one or more hyphens in each of the following sentences by clicking the space(s) between the appropriate words, letters, or numbers.

13.: One-of-the-keys-to-good-self-esteem-is-appreciating-your-strengths.
14.: It-was-a-toss-up—both-teams-were-so-skilled-that-we-weren't-sure-who-would-win.
15.: I-would-prefer-a-full-time-job,-but-I-will-accept-a-part-time-job-if-I-have-to.
16.: Most-of-the-streets-around-here-go-only-one-way,-but-mine-is-a-2-way-street.

Directions:: Insert one or more em dashes in each of the following sentences by clicking the space(s) between the appropriate words.

17.: The—President—of—the—United—States—was—Abraham—Lincoln—the—President—of—the—Confederate—States—was—Jefferson—Davis.
18.: The—Army—Ranger—School—available—to—only—the—most—dedicated—troopers—teaches—combat—skills—behind—enemy—lines.
19.: The—em—dash—the—most—versatile—of—punctuation—marks—can—be—used—in—many—different—ways.
20.: Her—constant—admonition—how—can—I—ever—forget—it?—served—me—well—when—I—left—home.

Directions:: Insert one or more ellipses in each of the following sentences by clicking before, after, or between the appropriate word(s).

21.: I … wrote … the … beginning … of … Shakespeare's … famous … quote, … "All … the … world's … a … stage … " … on … my … poster.
22.: Whenever … I … try … to … stay … up … late, … my … mother … quotes … the … beginning … of … Franklin's … aphorism, … "Early … to … bed … "
23.: "I … want … to … eat … at … "
"I … know, … the … pizza … place."
24.: Your … task … is … to … rewrite … Aesop's … moral, … "Don't … count … before … they … hatch."

Directions:: Each of the following sentences contains one or more parenthetical expressions or conventions. Insert a parenthesis or bracket by clicking the spaces before and after the appropriate words in each sentence.

25.: (Going)(to)(bed)(early)(and)(rising)(early)(according)(to)(Benjamin)( Franklin)(makes)(a)(person)("healthy,)(wealthy,)(and)(wise)."
26.: (William)(of)(Normandy)(1028-1087)(brought)(the)(French)(language)(to)(England)(when)(he)(won)(the)(Battle)(of)(Hastings)(in)(1066,)(becoming)(King)(William)(I).
27.: (The)(right)(answer)(if)(I)(can)(remember)(correctly)(was)(the)(third)(choice).
28.: (Growing)(old)(I)(must)(conclude)(is)(the)(best)(and)(only)(option)(available).

Directions:: Insert one or more slashes (virgules) in each of the following sentences by clicking the space(s) between the appropriate words or numbers.

29.: I / saw / the / date, / 3 / 27 / 2017, / written / at / the / top / of / the / paper.
30.: They / were / discussing / boy / girl / relationships.
31.: I / love / the / image / in / Robert / Frost's / poem / "Mending / Wall," / which / he / illustrates / like / this: / "And / on / a / day / we / meet / to / walk / the / line / And / set / the / wall / between / us / once / again. / We / keep / the / wall / between / us / as / we / go. / To / each / the / boulders / that / have / fallen / to / each."
32.: I / feel / like / I've / been / working / 24 / 7.

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