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PUNCTUATIONEXERCISES1
Nowthatyouunderstandmostoftherulesofpunctuation,youmayliketotestyourselfbycorrectingthefollowingsentences.Theanswersaregivenonthenextpage.
1.Thenewregulationswillprovetobetoeveryonesdisadvantage.
2.Allofthesebooksaretobecataloguedtheonesongeologynaturalhistoryphilosophyandscientificmethod.
3.Aswellasbeinganexcellentbasketballplayerthegirlwasalsoamemberofthewinningsquashteam.
4.Thepointisaccordingtomyunderstandingthatweshouldmovequickly.
5.InsteadChambers1988suggeststheimportanceofthegeneticinfluenceindeterminingtheantecedents.
6.Itwasfoundhoweverthatmostoftheliquidcouldnotbeabsorbed.
7.Theminerhisfacecoveredinmudclimbedslowlyout.
8.ThetrendtowardspecializationisveryclearparticularlyintheprofessionsseeTable2.
9.Oncedaylightcamewethoughtweweresafehoweverthiswasnottobe.
10.Keatspoem‘ToAutumn’ispossiblythegreatestevocationofthatseasoneverwritten.
11.Aftertheirlongwalktheboysnoseswereredwithcold.
12.Itsnoteasytoisolateitscausebutwethinkitsduetothetorrentialrainwehadrecently.
13.Thecarlefttheroadrolleddownthebankturnedoverseveraltimeshitafreeandthenburstintoflames.
14.Gourmetsandarentweallgourmetswillparticularlyenjoythemarinatedquail.
15.Itwasaratherhitormissaffairwefoundtoourhorrorthatwewereexpectedtoprovidetheentertainmentaswell.
SUGGESTEDANSWERSTOPUNCTUATIONEXERCISES1
1.Thenewregulationswillprovetobetoeveryone’sdisadvantage.
2.Allofthesebooksaretobecatalogued:
theonesongeology,naturalhistory,philosophyandscientificmethod.
3.Aswellasbeinganexcellentbasketballplayer,thegirlwasalsoamember
ofthewinningsquashteam.
4.Thepointis,accordingtomyunderstanding,thatweshouldmovequickly.
5.Instead,Chambers(1988)suggeststheimportanceofthegeneticinfluenceindeterminingtheantecedents.
6.Itwasfound,however,thatmostoftheliquidcouldnotbeabsorbed.
7.Theminer,hisfacecoveredinmud,climbedslowlyoutofthepit.
8.Thetrendtowardspecializationisverydear—particularlyintheprofessions(seeTable2).
9.Oncedaylightcamewethoughtweweresafe;however,thiswasnottobe.
10.Keats’poem‘ToAutumn’ispossiblythegreatestevocationofthatseasoneverwritten.
11.Aftertheirlongwalktheboys’noseswereredwithcold.
12.It’snoteasytoisolateitscause,butwethinkit’sduetothetorrentialrainwehadrecently.
13.Thecarlefttheroad,rolleddownthebank,turnedoverseveraltimes,hitatree,andthenburstintoflames.
14.Gourmets(andaren’tweallgourmets?
)willparticularlyenjoythemarinatedquail.
15.Itwasaratherhit-or-missaffair;wefoundtoourhorrorthatwewereexpectedtoprovidetheentertainmentaswell!
PunctuationExercise2(Commas)
Inthefollowingsentences,clickontheplaceswherethecommaisundesired,ismissing,orshouldbechangedtoanotherpieceofpunctuation.Notethateachsentencehasatmostonepunctuationerror.Ifnoerrorexists,clickon"Noerror."CorrespondinginformationforthisexercisecanbefoundinTheCraftofEditing(denotedCE)andTheCraftofScientificWriting(denotedCSW).Note:
Inthegeneralpreferencesofyourbrowser,pleasedonotunderlinelinksanddonotoverridethisdocument'schoiceoffontcolors.
1.Thenewmaterial,whichwillbeavailablenextweekiscomposedofplasticandiodine.
Revision:
Thenewmaterial,whichwillbeavailablenextweek,iscomposedofplasticandiodine.
Discussion:
missingparentheticalcommafor"which"clause.
2.AsWorldWarIIescalatedtheUnitedStatesbecamelockedintoaracewithGermanytodevelopthefirstatomicbomb.
Revision:
AsWorldWarIIescalated,theUnitedStatesbecamelockedintoaracewithGermanytodevelopthefirstatomicbomb.
Discussion:
missingcommafollowingintroductoryclause.Notethatwithoutthecomma,thereaderdoesnotknowwheretheintroductoryclauseends.
3.ThethreelargestearthquakesoccurredinSanFrancisco,Tokyo,andLima.
Discussion:
Whilethecommafollowing"Tokyo"isoptional,itiscertainlynotincorrect.
4.OnFebruary5,1990MountSt.Helenshadanothereruption,thisonesmallerthantheeruption10yearsbefore.
Revision:
OnFebruary5,1990,MountSt.Helenshadanothereruption,thisonesmallerthantheeruption10yearsbefore.
Discussion:
missingparentheticalcomma.Theyear"1990"isparentheticalinformationaboutthedateFebruary5.Althoughsomepublicationstreatthiscommaasoptional,manymore(includingtheWallStreetJournalandtheNewYorkTimes)donot.Notethatifthedatehadbeenwrittenas"5February1990,"thenasimplecommafollowing"1990"wouldhavebeenappropriate.Alsonotethatthecommafollowing"eruption"iscorrectbecausewhatfollowsisaphrase.
5.Everyyear,anearthquakeofmagnitudebetween8.0and8.9ontheRichterscale,willbeexperiencedsomewhereintheworld[Haughton,1989].
Revision:
Everyyear,anearthquakeofmagnitudebetween8.0and8.9ontheRichterscalewillbeexperiencedsomewhereintheworld[Haughton,1989].
Discussion:
undesiredcomma.Notethatwhilethecommafollowing"year"isoptional,itiscertainlynotincorrect.Alsonotethatthepunctuationforthereferencelistingattheendofthesentencedependsupontheformat.
6.Astheflamefrontpropagateshotcombustionproductsexpand,resultinginarapidpressureincrease.
Revision:
Astheflamefrontpropagates,hotcombustionproductsexpand,resultinginarapidpressureincrease.
Discussion:
missingcommafollowingtheintroductoryclause.Withoutthecomma,theaudiencedoesnotknowwhentheclauseends.
7.Theconcentrationsofthesegases,whicharecalledgreenhousegasescontrolhowmuchinfraredradiationescapes.
Revision:
Theconcentrationsofthesegases,whicharecalledgreenhousegases,controlhowmuchinfraredradiationescapes.
Discussion:
missingparentheticalcommaforthe"which"clause.
8.After1987parachutingaccidentsdecreasedsignificantlybecauseinstructorsstartedteachingnoviceswithtandemjumpsratherthanstaticlines.
Revision:
After1987,parachutingaccidentsdecreasedsignificantlybecauseinstructorsstartedteachingnoviceswithtandemjumpsratherthanstaticlines.
Discussion:
missingcommafollowingtheintroductoryphrase.Withoutthecomma,theaudiencetrips.
9.OnMay18,1980,acloudofhotrockandgassurgednorthwardfromMountSt.Helens.
Revision:
OnMay18,1980,acloudofhotrockandgassurgednorthwardfromMountSt.Helens.
Revision:
Thissentenceispunctuatedcorrectly.
10.Thesynergisticreactorcontainsachamberinwhichtheexhaustfromtheburningcoalmixeswithlimestone,seeAppendixA.
Revision:
Thesynergisticreactorcontainsachamberinwhichtheexhaustfromtheburningcoalmixeswithlimestone,asdiscussedinAppendixA.
Discussion:
Theoriginalisarun-on.Onesolution(givenhere)istomakethereferencetoAppendixAaverbphrase.Anothersolutionistocreateaseparatesentence.StillathirdistouseparenthesestorefertoAppendixA.
11.Thelocaleconomyshouldbenefitfromtheoperation.LocalpropertytaxeswoulddecreaseforarearesidentsandtheNicoletMineralsCompany,formerlytheCrandonMiningCompany,isexpectedtospendmorethan$40milliononlocalgoodsandservices.
Revision:
Thelocaleconomyshouldbenefitfromtheoperation.Localpropertytaxeswoulddecreaseforarearesidents,andtheNicoletMineralsCompany,formerlytheCrandonMiningCompany,isexpectedtospendmorethan$40milliononlocalgoodsandservices.
Discussion:
Withoutthecommabefore"and,"theaudiencedoesn'tknowwherethefirstindependentclauseendsandthesecondonebegins.
Punctuationexercises3
Practicesentences
Punctuate,orrepunctuate,thefollowingsentencescorrectly(thengotoanswers):
1.Shehadonlyonepurposeinlifeshewantedtoteachthemtopunctuatecorrectly.
2.Muchofwhatcomedyproposestoteachus,isalreadypartofourlives.
3.Surreyemergesasapioneerofthesonnetform,whichlaterbecameknownastheShakespeariansonnet.
4.Thewallet,lostonaCorporationbusbyaSouthamptonwidow,hasbeenreturnedwithallitscashandcontentsintact.Mrs.KathleenGiffardofMillbrookTowersthoughtshewouldneverseethewalletcontaining£117again.(SouthamptonEveningEchonewsitem)
5.Astrophilishoweverahighly-developedcharacter.
6.Jonson'sstyleisneoclassical,however,Shakespeare'splaysshowlittleregardforrules.
7.Heastheeagleasymbolofpowerandhismistressasthedoveasymbolofpeaceandgentlenesswillcometogether.
8.TheChristianethicstatesthatextramaritalsexissinful.
9.Ilookaftertwoyearoldchildren[twopossibilities;whatisthedifferenceinmeaning?
]whilestudyingtwelfthcenturyliterature.
10.TheSheikhofferedmetwomensjacket'sthreeofhisfatherscamel'sandtwentyofhisfollowersconcubine's.
11.Thispoemsstyleisreallydifficult,itsimpossibletosaywhatitsmeaningis.
Punctuationgames
FromthelateMiddleAgesonwards,Englishpoetshaveusedpunctuationtoplaygameswiththelanguage.Twoexamplesfollow,bothfromdramatistsusingthecomicpotentialofanot-very-educatedreaderwhocan'thandletheconventionsofpunctuationandcompletelymisrepresentstheintendedmeaningofthetext;seeifyoucanrepunctuatetomakebettersenseofthetextthantheycan,thengotoanswers.
1.Anunsuccessfulproposalofmarriage
SweetemistressewhereasIloueyounothing[not
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