Question

This: Identify the sentence that contains an error in punctuation or capitalization for questions 2–3 2. (1 point) A.“After you’ve rested,” Frank said, “please help me move these boxes.” B.“Can we wait until later?” asked Emily. “I have a lot of homework.” C.“It won’t take very long.” replied Frank. D.Emily told him that she would be right there. 3. (1 point) A. Perry asked if anyone knew the words to “Locked Out.” B.“Wasn’t that in the movie Reality Bites,” asked Grace? C.Garrison yelled from the other room, “I loved that movie!” D.“In fact,” he continued, “I’ve seen it three times.” Identify the appropriate punctuation for the underlined word or phrase for questions 4–5. 4. What does the Latin phrase persona non grata mean? (1 point) A.italics B.quotation marks C.single quotation marks D.none of the above 5. The song You Are My Sunshine always cheers me up. (1 point) A.italics B.quotation marks C.single quotation marks D.none of the above Identify the error in apostrophe use in each sentence. 6-7 6. It is Taylor’s observation that men’s sports receive more television coverage than womens’. A.Taylor's B.men's C.womens' D.none of the above 7. Some of wingspanens’ books are in the childrens’ section, and some are in the adults’ section. A.wingspanens' B.childrens' C.adults' D.none of the above

Answer 1

The correct answers to these question are the following:

2. c. “It won’t take very long.” replied Frank. 
3. b. “Wasn’t that in the movie Reality Bites,” asked Grace? 
4. a. italics
5. b. quotation marks
6. c. womens'
7. b. childrens'

Answer 2

Errors in punctuation or capitalization:

2. C: "It won't take very long."  "It won't take very long," reppied Frank. The correct use is a comma instead of a period.

3. B: Reality Bites,  should be 'Reality Bites' (single quotation)

4. persona non grata, should be in italics: persona non grata.

5. "You Are the Sunshine"  (quotation marks)

6. Womens. It needs an apostrophe: women's.

7. Childrens. It needs an apostrophe: children's