1) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) I took Angie, the one with the freckles to the movie last night. b) I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie last night. c) I took Angie the one with the freckles, to the movie last night. d) I took Angie, the one with the freckles, to the movie, last night. 2) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) Jeremy, and I, have had our share of arguments. b) Jeremy and I, have had our share of arguments. c) Jeremy and I have had our share of arguments. d) Jeremy and I have had, our share of arguments. 3) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) You are I am sure, telling the truth. b) You are, I am sure, telling the truth. c) You are, I am sure telling the truth. d) 4. 4) Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a) I need, sugar, butter and eggs from the grocery store. b) I need, sugar, butter, and eggs from the grocery store. c) I need: sugar, butter, and eggs from the grocery store. d) I need sugar, butter and eggs from the grocery store. 5) What is the effect of using the colon here? "There are several activities to do on the beach: swim, snorkel, build sandcastles or read a book."  a) To introduce a list. b) To introduce explanation. 6) What is the effect of using ellipsis here? "I know he deserved it, but ..." a) hesitation b) lost for words c) suspense 7) What is the effect of using ellipsis here? "He carefully opened the container and discovered ... loads of coins!" a) hesitation b) lost for words c) suspense 8) What is the correct punctuation that can be used here? "It depends as my mother used to say on trust." a) dashes b) hyphen c) semi-colons 9) What is the correct punctuation that can be used here? "We should go shopping today Macy's has a sale." a) dashes b) hyphen c) semi-colons 10) What is the effect of the hyphen in this sentence? "He c-c-collected silly t-ties." a) for clarity b) to reflect stutter c) to elongate a word d) to form compound words

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