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1. Choose the correct or most appropriate answer:
a) Punctuation marks are used to indicate pauses and intonation of the
oral language.
b) Punctuation marks are used to organize and distribute information in the
written text.
c) The use of punctuation is subject to rules, but they are not as strict as the
of the accentuation or the spelling of the letters.
d) All the previous statements are true.
2. The statement At the diploma delivery, all the students attended, who
together with their parents and family members, they enjoyed a festive day:
a) It is poorly punctuated because a comma should be placed after 'quienes'.
b) It is well punctuated because there are no commas missing or superfluous.
c) Although it would have been normal to put a comma after who, in this
if it is not necessary, since we have marked the clause beforehand.
d) After students, we should have written a semicolon.
3. The statement Juan is the boss:
a) It is well punctuated because the comma indicates a pause in speech.
talked.
b) It is well punctuated because a comma can be placed between the subject and the predicate.
coma.
c) In this sentence, the presence of the comma indicates that Juan is a vocative.
d) Even in the case of a vocative, we should remove the comma.
They received the award, not only the students, but also their
teachers:
a) It's poorly punctuated because there shouldn't be a comma between the subject and the predicate. It's unnecessary.
Well, the comma between prize and no.
b) Although a comma cannot be placed between the subject and the predicate, it is often used.
when, as in this case, it deals with contrastive structures not
not only..., but also...
c) In this case, the presence of the comma reflects the oral pause in writing.
d) Not only is there an unnecessary comma after 'premio', but in no case should it be
put a comma before 'but'.
5. The statement The poorly bound books, almost all fall apart:
a) It is poorly punctuated because a comma should not be placed between the subject and predicate.
b) The comma indicates a pause and, therefore, is correct.
c) Syntactically, the sentence is incorrect, so it matters little here the
punctuation mark used.
d) It is well punctuated.
6. The statement The topics related to grammar, literature, history, philosophy,
geography, etc., are the subject of a specific test:
It is well punctuated.
b) It is poorly punctuated: the enumeration has already concluded, and therefore, the comma behind is unnecessary.
of etc.
c) A period is always written after an abbreviation; hence it cannot be written
, after etc.
d) It would be well punctuated if, instead of etc., etcétera had been written.
7. Given the statements, he neither wants to stay at home nor come with us nor leave.
on his own / He neither wants to stay at home, nor come with us, nor leave on his own
account:
Only the second one is well punctuated.
b) The second one is wrong, since a comma is not written between the members
coordinated by copulative conjunctions.
c) In the second case, it is intended to give an expressive use; therefore, the commas
They are correct.
Only the first one is well punctuated.
8. The use of the comma is incompatible with the conjunctions and, e, ni, o, u:
a) It is a general rule that does not admit exceptions.
b) That rule applies with some conjunctions (and, e), but not with others (neither, or,
u).
c) It is a rule that allows exceptions. For example, in the following sentence:
He paid for the pencils, the notebooks, the folders, and left the store.
d) It admits exceptions, but not the one from the previous example.
9. Which of the following statements is properly punctuated?
He brought all the food, but he forgot the drink.
It's slow: but sure.
She is very, very much in love.
It's fine, but very fine.
10. Given the pair of statements But, what do those boys want from us? and But
What do those boys want from us?
Both are well punctuated.
b) Only the first one is correct, since the comma indicates a necessary pause before
from the questioning.
c) Only the second one is correct: there is no comma written after a conjunction.
adversary
d) Although the rule is what is established in c), this statement constitutes a
exception, when moving from the declarative mode to the interrogative mode. Therefore,
It is correct to write it with a comma.
11. The statement That you go out at night worries me:
It is well punctuated.
b) Although it is syntactically incorrect to write a comma between the verb and the clause
subordinate noun clause, in this case it is admissible because the comma is marking a
necessary pause in oral speech.
c) The comma is incorrect.
d) In this case, the comma is necessary to avoid ambiguities.
12. The sentence I, who have seen you face great challenges, know that you will be able to overcome
this
a) It is ungrammatical: one cannot say 'I that.'
b) It is a relative clause whose antecedent is a personal pronoun.
subject, and in this case, it is acceptable not to write the comma between both
elements (between me and that).
c) If we accept the previous assumption as valid, we would also have to eliminate the
comma located behind the word challenges.
d) It is necessary to write the comma after Yo, since it is followed by a sentence of
relative explanatory.
13. Those who have participated in the raffle for the set of books will receive
a gift that they can collect at the store:
It is well punctuated.
b) It's poorly punctuated: there's a comma missing after 'gift', as it
Introduce a relative explanatory sentence.
c) It is poorly punctuated: the segment in the lottery of the book lot must go between
commas.
d) It is poorly punctuated, but for reasons different from the previous ones.
14. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?:
He who gives first, gives twice.
He who kills with iron, dies by iron.
In the blacksmith's house, a wooden knife.
He who does it, pays for it.
He went on vacation to Formentera because he needed a
rest and I had no idea about literature, because he left that whole part blank:
They are poorly punctuated.
Only the first one is well punctuated.
Only the second one is correctly punctuated.
d) They are well punctuated.
16. Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?:
a) The gala was held, during which all attendees were
Congratulations on your contribution to the event.
b) Next, he looked at his new boss, who felt intimidated.
c) During the filming of the movie, which was quite eventful, arose the
friendship between the two actors.
d) In the cafeteria, he met Laura, to whom he had made a promise not to
see more.
17. Indicate the option you consider correct:
a) Conditional and concessive protases usually appear in position
initially, in that case, it is normal to separate them with a comma from the rest
from the statement.
b) Conditional and concessive clauses typically appear in position
final, and also in these cases, they are usually separated by a comma from
rest of the statement.
c) Conditional and concessive protasis usually appear in position
initial, but it is not normal to separate them with a comma from the rest of
statement.
d) In any case, it is normal to separate them with a semicolon.
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