AST Punctuation and Sentence Structure 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen?

Accepted Answer

She is a well-known author.

Answer

She is a well known author.

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She is a well known-author.

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She is a well-known-author.

Question 2

In the sentence 'Although she was tired, she continued working,' the word 'Although' introduces a:

Accepted Answer

Subordinate clause

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Independent clause

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Relative clause

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Noun clause

Question 3

Which is an example of a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

She studied hard, she passed the test.

Answer

She studied hard; she passed the test.

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She studied hard because she passed the test.

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She studied hard, and she passed the test.

Question 4

What correction is needed: 'The professor gave the assignment to the students whom had submitted late work.'?

Accepted Answer

Change 'whom' to 'who'

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Remove 'the'

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Change 'gave' to 'gives'

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No correction needed

Question 5

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

Accepted Answer

She said, "I'll be there soon."

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She said, 'I'll be there soon'.

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She said "I'll be there soon".

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She said, "I'll be there soon".

Question 6

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses properly joined is called a:

Accepted Answer

Compound sentence

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Simple sentence

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Complex sentence

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Compound-complex sentence