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Punctuation Exercise One
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Deadbeat Dads Avoid Payments

Indicate the punctuation that should be used.

1
Many men walk away from court-ordered child support payments (a): (b) – (c) (d), and little is done to make them obey the court orders (a). (b), (c): (d) no punctuation necessary a study issued today reports.
A):
B)
C) 
D),
2
Many men walk away from court-ordered child support payments (a): (b) – (c) (d), and little is done to make them obey the court orders (a). (b), (c): (d) no punctuation necessary a study issued today reports.
A).
B),
C):
D)no punctuation necessary
3
State governments are collecting on less than 20 percent of the 13 million court orders (a). (b); (c), (d): the caseload is growing by 10,000 cases a month.
A).
B);
C),
D):
4
Several states have recently enacted tough child (a), (b) no punctuation necessary (c) — (d) - support laws.
A),
B)no punctuation necessary
C)
D)-
5
Massachusetts (a) 's (b) s' (c) no punctuation necessary (d) - and New York's laws are the most stringent.
A)'s
B)s'
C)no punctuation necessary
D)-
6
Describing them as too punitive (a) no punctuation necessary (b), (c) – (d); some lawyers oppose these laws.
A)no punctuation necessary
B),
C)
D);
7
But Freeport District Attorney Paul Robinson asked, "How would you feel as a single mother trying to raise two children on $250 a month (a)." (b) ?" (c) "? (d) ?".
A)."
B)?"
C)"?
D)?".
8
Robinson said (a) " (b) – (c) , '' (d) , I intend to seek jail sentences for those who are not making the payments the court has ordered (a) . (b) ''. (c) ." (d) ''
A)"
B)
C), ''
D),
9
Robinson said (a) " (b) – (c) , '' (d) , I intend to seek jail sentences for those who are not making the payments the court has ordered (a) . (b) ''. (c) ." (d) ''
A).
B)''.
C)."
D)''
10
He said that too many children are living in poverty as a result of this situation. Robinson said he had three objections to present state laws (a) – (b) : (c) . (d) ,
  1. Absence of stiff penalties.
  2. No provision for garnishing wages.
  3. Too much leeway for delay.
A)
B):
C).
D),







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