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Colons, dashes, and parentheses



This activity contains 5 questions.

Question 1.
Identify what, if any, punctuation is missing from the following sentence.

For the expedition, the archeologists brought ___ an axe, a sifter, a roll of maps, and a compass.

 
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Question 2.
Identify what, if any, punctuation is missing from the following sentence.

The Southwest American expedition team includes a number of distinguished researchers ___ Rachel DeWoskin, Kirun Kapur, Jake Strautmann, and Jeffrey Petthybridge.

 
End of Question 2


Question 3.
Identify what, if any, punctuation is missing from the following sentence.

Upon returning, they plan to publish a joint paper entitled "New American Histories ___ Rediscovering the Anasazi."

 
End of Question 3


Question 4.
Identify what, if any, punctuation is missing from the following sentence.

Rachel DeWoskin and Kirin Kapur___ two leading archeologists ___ explore this interesting desert region.

 
End of Question 4


Question 5.
Choose the answer that correctly completes the sentence.

The area is covered in lush, green vegetation _______ .

 
End of Question 5





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