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45. Which of the following sentences is punctu- ated correctly? a. At 3:45 P.M., Freddy will umpire the varsity game, Tomas, the junior varsity game, and Federico, the freshman game. b. At 345 PM , Freddy will umpire the varsity game; Tomas, the junior varsity game; and Federico, the freshman game. c. At 3:45 P .M. Freddy, will umpire the varsity game, Tomas, the junior varsity game, and Federico, the freshman game. d. At 3:45 P.M., Freddy will umpire the varsity game; Tomas, the junior varsity game; and Federico, the freshman game. 46. Which of the following sentences is punctu- ated correctly? a. The bookstore had to move its collection of children’s books. b. The bookstore had to move it’s collection of childrens’ books. c. The bookstore had to move its’ collection of children’s books. d. The bookstore had to move its’ collection of childrens’ books. 47. Which of the following sentences is punctu- ated correctly? a. The professor asked, “Has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’?” b. The professor asked “has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’?” c. The professor asked, “Has anybody read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”?” d. The professor asked, “has anybody read ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find?’ ” 48. Which of the following sentences is punctu- ated correctly? a. All thirty two nine year old students carried twenty pound backpacks. b. All thirty-two nine year old students car- ried twenty-pound backpacks. c. All thirty two nine-year-old students car- ried twenty-pound-backpacks. d. All thirty-two nine-year-old students car- ried twenty-pound backpacks. 49. Identify the correct words for the blank in the following sentence. I would like to have the party ____ more ____ at a restaurant. a. hear, than b. hear, then c. here, than d. here, then 50. Identify the correct words for the blanks in the following sentence. We ____ put on our uniforms, but we still ____ late for the game. a. already, maybe b. already, may be c. all ready, maybe d. all ready, may be – PRETEST– 10 – PRETEST– 11  Answers 1. b. Lesson 2 2. c. Lesson 2 3. a. Lesson 2 4. a. Lesson 3 5. d. Lesson 3 6. a. Lesson 3 7. c. Lesson 4 8. d. Lesson 4 9. b. Lesson 4 10. d. Lesson 5 11. c. Lesson 5 12. c. Lesson 6 13. d. Lesson 6 14. a. Lesson 7 15. b. Lesson 7 16. c. Lesson 7 17. a. Lesson 7 18. d. Lesson 8 19. b. Lesson 8 20. c. Lesson 8 21. b. Lesson 9 22. a. Lesson 9 23. b. Lesson 9 24. a. Lesson 9 25. a. Lesson 9 26. a. Lesson 10 27. b. Lesson 10 28. a. Lesson 10 29. b. Lesson 11 30. a. Lesson 11 31. b. Lesson 11 32. b. Lesson 11 33. b. Lesson 11 34. d. Lesson 12 35. a. Lesson 12 36. c. Lesson 12 37. c. Lesson 12 38. b. Lesson 12 39. a. Lesson 13 40. b. Lesson 13 41. a. Lesson 14 42. d. Lesson 14 43. c. Lesson 14 44. c. Lesson 14 45. d. Lesson 15 46. a. Lesson 16 47. a. Lesson 17 48. d. Lesson 18 49. c. Lesson 19 50. b. Lesson 19 . to understand, you should start by proofreading. Print out your paper, mark it with proofreading symbols, and make any necessary corrections in grammar or mechanics. Proofreading and editing can help make. is no substitute for understanding the rules governing grammar and careful proofreading.  Editing Once you are finished proofreading, you will prob- ably need to cut words out of your piece in. or editor can.  Proofreading Proofreading is simply careful reading. As you review every word, sentence, and paragraph, you will find errors. When you locate them, you can use proofreading symbols