On the line provided, write a sentence according to each of the following guidelines. In your sentences use a variety of subjects and verbs.

Example 1. Write a sentence in which you divide a word at the end of the line.

$$\underline{\text{At the antiques store we saw a type-}}$$

$$\underline{\text{writer that was probably eighty years old.}}$$

Write a sentence containing a word with double consonants; at the end of a line, correctly divide that word.

Add quotation marks and single quotation marks where they are needed in the following sentences.

Example 1. Mr. Tate assigned " Shelling Corn by Moonlight " and " Pedro the Hunter, " two selections from the book Among My People.

1. In W. B. Yeats's poem A Coat, what does the coat symbolize?

In each sentence below, place a caret $(\wedge)$ to indicate where an apostrophe should be inserted.

Example 1. Write $0_{\,\, \hat{}} \mathrm{~s}$ with a slash through them to distinguish them from the letter $O$.

1. Most of the students made $80 \mathrm{~s}$ and $90 \mathrm{~s}$ on the last biology exam.

In the following sentences, place a caret $(\wedge)$ to in dicate where quotation marks are missing, and underline any words or groups of words that should be italicized.

Example 1. Have you read Frank McCourt's second novel, called '$\underline{\text{Tis}}$?

The Italian phrase la dolce vita translates as the good life.

Add quotation marks and single quotation marks where they are needed in the following sentences. Be careful to show the correct position of quotation marks in relation to other marks of punctuation.

Example 1. " Have you read the short story ' Speaking of Courage ' ?" wondered Durga.

1. Felipe cleared his throat and then said, Reading the Declaration of Independence has given me a new understanding of my country's history.

In the following sentences, underline any words that should be in italics, and insert quotation marks where they are needed. Be careful to show the correct position of quotation marks in relation to other marks of punctuation.

Example 1. " Are you sure, " Jalen asked, " that the dog is not injured? "

1. The passage that he quoted was from Ralph Waldo Emerson's lecture The American Scholar.

Above each of the following items, write $C$ if brackets are used correctly or IN if they are used incorrectly.

Example 1. The article begins, "A brief outline of Emily Dickinson's life [1830 $\overset{C}{-}$ 1886] reads like the plot of a story destined to become a legend."

1. It goes on to say that "no one doubted that she [Dickinson] would grow gracefully into womanhood, make a good marriage, and settle into a village life of churchgoing, holiday gatherings, and neighborly harmony."

Insert carets to show where dashes are needed in the following items.

Example 1. The dancer $(\, \hat{\text{}} \, )$ you should have seen how high she leapt was amazing.

1. You won't believe what I heard Yasmina was voted Homecoming Queen!

The following expressions involve the use of parentheses, dashes, hyphens, and apostrophes. Each item consists of three expressions. Two of the expressions are punctuated correctly; one is incorrect. Circle the letter of the incorrect expression, and then write that expression correctly on the line provided.

Example 1. $\boxed{[a]}$ Its not too late. [b] Jody's and my correspondence [c] pre-Reformation events

$$\underline{\text{It's not too late.}}$$

[a] the womens' hats [b] a well-known actor's signature [c] each girl's score

On the lines provided, write the possessive form of each of the nouns and pronouns below.

Example 1. family $\underline{\text{family's}}$

1. dentists $\underline{\phantom{\text{The horse with the sllvery mane and white tall was chosen by the photographer.}}}$

On the line provided, write each of the following words, using hyphens to show how the word could be divided at the end of a line. If a word should not be divided, write do not divide.

Example 1. frankly $\underline{\text{frank-ly}}$

fifty-four $\underline{\phantom{\text{The horse with the sllvery mane and white tall was chosen by the photographer.}}}$

Underline any words, letters, symbols, or numbers that should be italicized in the following sentences.

Example 1. The name of the spaceship in Star Trek is the $\underline{\text{Enterprise}}$.

1. The word care is derived from the Old English word caru, meaning "sorrow."

On the lines provided, rewrite the following phrases and short sentences so that the possessive forms are correct. If an item is already correct, write $C$.

Example 1. Casey's and Marcos grades $\underline{\text{Casey's and Marcos's grades}}$

1. that areas geographical regions $\underline{\phantom{\text{The horse with the sllvery mane and white tall was chosen by the photographer.}}}$

On the line provided before each sentence, write $D$ if the underlined words or numerals should be set off by dashes, $P$ if they should be enclosed by parentheses, or $B$ if they should be enclosed by brackets.

Example $\underline{\text{ B }}$ 1. The article begins, "The great American pastime $\underline{\text{baseball}}$ has been around longer than many of us might have thought."

$\underline{\phantom{ B }}$ 1. For years, people thought that Abner Doubleday $\underline{\text{1819-1893}}$ had invented baseball.