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October Bellwork Assessment ough each 1. Write the lestion and select the best answer for each of the following octly on the assessor your answer Mr. Monroe-English Which of the following is NOT an example of an apostrophe being used as a contraction? a. He can't spell. b. The child's ball is red. c. She isn't home. d. They aren't coming to school. 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of an apostrophe being used to show possession? a. The student's jacket is too small. b. He threw his friend's football to me. c. She ate Tina s lunch accidently. d. Terry can't find his homework. 3. Which of the following is NOT a use for a colon? a. To introduce a list b. To introduce a quotation c. To introduce a famous person's name To separate hours from minutes in time expressions. 4. Which of the following is a use for a semicolon? a. To join two a. To join two independent clauses c. To end a sentence d. To emphasize a point Which is an example of an independent clause? ch. Tom went home. b. Stacy left the g ate the sandwich. d. All of the above it over to c sol
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Here are the answers to the questions provided:1. **Which of the following is NOT an example of an apostrophe being used as a contraction?** - a. He can't spell. - b. The child's ball is red. - c. She isn't home. - d. They aren't coming to school. **Correct Answer:** b. The child's ball is red. (This sentence uses an apostrophe to show possession, not a contraction.)2. **Which of the following is NOT an example of an apostrophe being used to show possession?** - a. The student's jacket is too small. - b. He threw his friend's football to me. - c. She ate Tina's lunch accidentally. - d. Terry can't find his homework. **Correct Answer:** d. Terry can't find his homework. (This sentence uses an apostrophe for a contraction, not possession.)3. **Which of the following is NOT a use for a colon?** - a. To introduce a list - b. To introduce a quotation - c. To introduce a famous person's name - d. To separate hours from minutes in time expressions. **Correct Answer:** c. To introduce a famous person's name. (Colons are not used specifically to introduce names.)4. **Which of the following is a use for a semicolon?** - a. To join two dependent clauses - b. To join two independent clauses - c. To end a sentence - d. To emphasize a point **Correct Answer:** b. To join two independent clauses. (Semicolons are used to connect closely related independent clauses.)5. **Which is an example of an independent clause?** - a. Tom went home. - b. Stacy left the library. - c. Greg ate the sandwich. - d. All of the above **Correct Answer:** d. All of the above. (Each option is a complete sentence with a subject and a predicate, making them independent clauses.)