Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling Quiz

● Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Twain’s words? As for this city's government, I don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if I should live twenty-five years longer . . . I think I'll see women handle the ballot. ● Commas should always be placed around nonrestrictive modifiers ● Which version of the sentence has correctly placed commas? Noah, who draws comic books in his free time, wants to write a graphic novel. ● Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words? Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws. ● Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive modifier? Jake, who is twenty-seven, is studying to be a yoga teacher. ● Which sentence is capitalized correctly? “Coach wants me to organize the team dinner,” said Derrick. ● Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words? It was we, the people . . . the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people—women as well as men. ● Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated nonrestrictive modifier? Jaye, who has three dogs, just adopted a puppy from the shelter. ● Janelle and Marcus and _______ group went to the library to prepare for the presentation, but the specific book they needed wasn't _______. their, there ● Which sentence is capitalized correctly? Malia noted, “My class traveled to Barcelona to study architecture.”