Quizzes: Newswriting Tips > Punctuation

For each of the following, indicate the best answer.

1			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	The surgery ended at 8:37 p.m. on Tuesday at Montworth Regional Hospital.
			B)	The surgery ended at 8:37 p.m. Tuesday at Montworth Regional Hospital.
2			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	He was cited for public drunkenness, loitering and resisting arrest.
			B)	He was cited for public drunkenness, loitering, and resisting arrest.
3			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	The crime was recorded by security camera on the premises, the assailant's face was clearly identifiable.
			B)	The crime was recorded by security camera on the premises, and the assailant's face was clearly identifiable.
4			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	"We'll send the documentation to Guinness in England, and we'll know in three or four weeks if it's official".
			B)	"We'll send the documentation to Guinness in England, and we'll know in three or four weeks if it's official."
5			Choose "a," "b," "c," "d," or "e" below.
			A)	James learned the hard way that his planned midgame snack—34 pounds of beef jerky and 15 gallons of red currant juice—was a poor choice.
			B)	James learned the hard way that his planned midgame snack — 34 pounds of beef jerky and 15 gallons of red currant juice — was a poor choice.
			C)	James learned the hard way that his planned midgame snack, 34 pounds of beef jerky and 15 gallons of red currant juice, was a poor choice.
			D)	James learned the hard way that his planned midgame snack - 34 pounds of beef jerky and 15 gallons of red currant juice - was a poor choice.
			E)	James learned the hard way that his planned midgame snack-34 pounds of beef jerky and 15 gallons of red currant juice-was a poor choice.
6			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	"I should have asked for the military sooner", Brown told a gathering of meteorologists at a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada.
			B)	"I should have asked for the military sooner," Brown told a gathering of meteorologists at a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada.
7			Choose "a," "b," "c," "d," or "e" below.
			A)	It was the largest natural disaster to strike the United States - 92,000 square miles.
			B)	It was the largest natural disaster to strike the United States-92,000 square miles.
			C)	It was the largest natural disaster to strike the United States—92,000 square miles.
			D)	It was the largest natural disaster to strike the United States — 92,000 square miles.
			E)	It was the largest natural disaster to strike the United States, 92,000 square miles.
8			Choose "a" or "b" below.
			A)	She marked the answer to the last multiple-choice question in the chapter!
			B)	She marked the answer to the last multiple-choice question in the chapter.