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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