Tham khảo tài liệu 'atc practise test english 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE IF YOUR PURPOSE IS TO USE THIS PUNCTUATION EXAMPLE Introduce a quotation words directly spoken . colon or comma He said This simply won t do. The American writer Kate Chopin said this of French short story master Guy de Maupassant In a direct simple way he told us what he saw. Indicate a quotation. quotation marks To be or not to be is one of the most famous lines from Hamlet. Indicate a question. question mark Why are so many people fascinated by Star Trek Connect two words that work together as one object or modifier. hyphen - brother-in-law well-known author Separate a word or phrase for emphasis. dash I never lie never. Separate a word or phrase that is relevant but not essential information. commas The group led by Max made its way through the forest. That restaurant I heard is going out of business. Separate a word or phrase that is relevant but secondary information. parentheses There is an exception to every rule including this one . Show possession or contraction. apostrophe That s Jane s car. 49 ---------------------------- ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE Practice 5 Choose the correctly punctuated version of each sentence below. 1. Where are you going in such a hurry. a. NO CHANGE b. Where are you going in such a hurry. c. Where are you going in such a hurry d. Where are you going. In such a hurry. 2. Buy these things at the store bread lemons and milk. f. NO CHANGE g. Buy these things at the store bread lemons and milk. h. Buy these things at the store bread lemons and milk. j. Buy these things at the store bread lemons and milk. 3. She said Hello. a. NO CHANGE b. She said hello. c. She said Hello. d. She said Hello. 4. Can you help me she asked. f. NO CHANGE g. Can you help me she asked h. Can you help me she asked. j. Can you help me she asked. 5. There are lot s of accidents on this corner. a. NO CHANGE b. There are lots of accidents on this corner. c. There are lots of accident s on this corner. d. There are lots of accidents on .
