The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

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39. ‘‘Do you understand her need for privacy?’’ Wendy asked her husband.
40. The wealthy became wealthier during the 1990s. (CORRECT)
41. The alarm clock went off at four o’clock.
42. Many people dread the 15th of April.
43. The check was written for $13,348.15.
44. The check was written for thirteen thousand, three hundred forty-eight
dollars and fifteen cents.

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Document Outline

• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Grammar
    • Finding Subjects and Verbs
    • Subject and Verb Agreement
    • Pronouns
    • Who vs. Whom
    • Whoever vs. Whomever
    • That vs. Which
    • Adjectives and Adverbs
    • Problems with Prepositions
    • EffectiveWriting
  • Chapter 2: Confusing Words and Homonyms
  • Chapter 3: Punctuation
    • Spacing with Punctuation
    • Periods
    • EllipsisMarks
    • Commas
    • Semicolons
    • Colons
    • Question Marks
    • Exclamation Points
    • QuotationMarks
    • Parentheses
    • Apostrophes
    • Hyphens
    • Dashes
  • Chapter 4: Capitalization
  • Chapter 5: Writing Numbers
  • Chapter 6: Quizzes
    • Grammar Pretest
    • Finding Subjects and Verbs Quiz 1
    • Finding Subjects and Verbs Quiz 2
    • Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1
    • Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2
    • Pronouns Quiz 1
    • Pronouns Quiz 2
    • Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 1
    • Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 2
    • Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 1
    • Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 2
    • Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1
    • Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 2
    • Problems with Prepositions Quiz 1
    • Problems with Prepositions Quiz 2
    • Affect vs. Effect Quiz 1
    • Affect vs. Effect Quiz 2
    • Lay vs. Lie Quiz 1
    • Lay vs. Lie Quiz 2
    • Advice vs. Advise Quiz 1
    • Advice vs. Advise Quiz 2
    • Their vs. There vs. They’re Quiz 1
    • Their vs. There vs. They’re Quiz 2
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 1
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 2
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 3
    • EffectiveWriting Quiz 1
    • EffectiveWriting Quiz 2
    • GrammarMastery Test
    • Punctuation, Capitalization, andWriting Numbers Pretest
    • Commas Quiz 1
    • Commas Quiz 2
    • Semicolons and Colons Quiz 1
    • Semicolons and Colons Quiz 2
    • Question Marks, QuotationMarks, and Parentheses Quiz 1
    • Question Marks, QuotationMarks, and Parentheses Quiz 2
    • Apostrophes Quiz 1
    • Apostrophes Quiz 2
    • Hyphens Between Words Quiz 1
    • Hyphens Between Words Quiz 2
    • Hyphens with -lyWords Quiz 1
    • Hyphens with -lyWords Quiz 2
    • Hyphens with Prefixes Quiz 1
    • Hyphens with Prefixes Quiz 2
    • Hyphens with re-Words Quiz 1
    • Hyphens with re-Words Quiz 2
    • Capitalization Quiz 1
    • Capitalization Quiz 2
    • Writing Numbers Quiz 1
    • Writing Numbers Quiz 2
    • Punctuation, Capitalization, andWriting NumbersMastery Test
  • Chapter 7: Answers to Quizzes
    • Grammar Pretest Answers
    • Finding Subjects and Verbs Quiz 1 Answers
    • Finding Subjects and Verbs Quiz 2 Answers
    • Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 1 Answers
    • Subject and Verb Agreement Quiz 2 Answers
    • Pronouns Quiz 1 Answers
    • Pronouns Quiz 2 Answers
    • Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 1 Answers
    • Who, Whom, Whoever, Whomever Quiz 2 Answers
    • Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 1 Answers
    • Who, Whom, That, Which Quiz 2 Answers
    • Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 1 Answers
    • Adjectives and Adverbs Quiz 2 Answers
    • Problems with Prepositions Quiz 1 Answers
    • Problems with Prepositions Quiz 2 Answers
    • Affect vs. Effect Quiz 1 Answers
    • Affect vs. Effect Quiz 2 Answers
    • Lay vs. Lie Quiz 1 Answers
    • Lay vs. Lie Quiz 2 Answers
    • Advice vs. Advise Quiz 1 Answers
    • Advice vs. Advise Quiz 2 Answers
    • Their vs. There vs. They’re Quiz 1 Answers
    • Their vs. There vs. They’re Quiz 2 Answers
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 1 Answers
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 2 Answers
    • More ConfusingWords and Homonyms Quiz 3 Answers
    • EffectiveWriting Quiz 1 Answers
    • EffectiveWriting Quiz 2 Answers
    • GrammarMastery Test Answers
    • Punctuation, Capitalization, andWriting Numbers Pretest Answers
    • Commas Quiz 1 Answers
    • Commas Quiz 2 Answers
    • Semicolons and Colons Quiz 1 Answers
    • Semicolons and Colons Quiz 2 Answers
    • Question Marks, QuotationMarks, and Parentheses Quiz 1 Answers
    • Question Marks, QuotationMarks, and Parentheses Quiz 2 Answers
    • Apostrophes Quiz 1 Answers
    • Apostrophes Quiz 2 Answers
    • Hyphens Between Words Quiz 1 Answers
    • Hyphens Between Words Quiz 2 Answers
    • Hyphens with -ly Words Quiz 1 Answers
    • Hyphens with -ly Words Quiz 2 Answers
    • Hyphens with Prefixes Quiz 1 Answers
    • Hyphens with Prefixes Quiz 2 Answers
    • Hyphens with re-Words Quiz 1 Answers
    • Hyphens with re-Words Quiz 2 Answers
    • Capitalization Quiz 1 Answers
    • Capitalization Quiz 2 Answers
    • Writing Numbers Quiz 1 Answers
    • Writing Numbers Quiz 2 Answers
    • Punctuation, Capitalization, andWriting NumbersMastery Test Answers