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Chapter 17: Other Punctuation

	1.	Ellipsis marks indicate that part of a quoted sentence is omitted.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	2.	Italic type is used to identify the name of a book.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	3.	In the sentence Thirty seven people came to the meeting, the number is written correctly.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	4.	Place an asterisk before a comma, semicolon, colon, or period to indicate a footnote or explanation.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	5.	Determine which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly.

		a.	“Help! I deleted an e-mail message before I read it”! exclaimed Allan.
		b.	“Help! I deleted an e-mail message before I read it!” exclaimed Allan.
		c.	“Help! I deleted an email message before I read it!” exclaimed Allan.

	6.	In the sentence John's listening skills needed improvement, the apostrophe is placed correctly.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	7.	Determine which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly.

		a.	Environmental distractions—temperature of the room, noise level, etc.—interfere with effective listening.
		b.	Environmental distractions: temperature of the room, noise level, etc.; interfere with effective listening.
		c.	Environmental distractions; temperature of the room; noise level; etc.- interfere with effective listening.

	8.	Determine which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly.

		a.	I tried to contact the customer service department: the telephone line was busy.
		b.	I tried to contact the customer service department, the telephone line was busy.
		c.	I tried to contact the customer service department; the telephone line was busy.

	9.	The sentence Susan said that she was going to enroll in Business Communication 101 requires quotation marks.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE

	10.	Quotation marks are used to identify articles in a magazine.

		a.	TRUE
		b.	FALSE