Reference no: EM131722775

What punctuation should go in the underlined space?

1. My mom wants to move to Arkansas _ I want to stay here.

a. Period

b. Quotation Mark

c. Semicolon

d. Dash

2. The faculty has identified the problem _ we do not have the equipment.

a. Parenthesis

b. Colon

c. Semicolon

d. Period

3. I'll have all my presents bought (except the ones for my parents) _

a. Period

b. Dash

c. Quotation Mark

d. Colon

4. Once every week (usually on Saturday _we go bowling.

a. Quotation Mark

b. Period

c. Semicolon

d. Parenthesis       

5. Televisions, car phones, answering machines _these are the essentials for today's living.

a. Semicolon

b. Parenthesis

c. Quotation Mark

d. Dash

6. All I can say is, "I promise to do better next time_

a. Period, Quotation Mark

b. Underlining, Period

c. Semicolon, Quotation Mark

d. Parenthesis, Dash

7. One of my favorites is Time magazine.

a. Italicize

b. Colon

c. Parenthesis

d. Period

8. Let us decide what we will do first _ then we can get started.

a. Period

b. Underlining

c. Semicolon

d. Dash

9. That seems like a good idea _ however_ I'd like more information before we begin.

a. Colon, Semicolon

b. Semicolon, Comma

c. Dash, Colon

d. Quotation Mark, Period

10.  The title of the best article on word processing is _ There's Gotta Be a Better Way _

a. Quotation Mark, Colon, Semicolon

b. Dash, Period, Colon

c. Parenthesis, Comma, Underlining

d. Quotation Mark, Period, Quotation Mark