Punctuation Boundaries – SET 2 Welcome to your Punctuation Boundaries - SET 2 1. Emperor penguins don’t waddle out of the ocean. They launch themselves at such a high speed that they travel up to two meters before landing. How ______blank A layer of microbubbles on their plumage reduces friction as the penguins speed to the surface. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? are they able to move so fast. are they able to move so fast? they are able to move so fast! they are able to move so fast. None 2. The short story “Rogue Enchantments” by Isabel Ibañez appears in Reclaim the ______blank anthology of fantasy and science fiction written by authors of Latin American descent. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Stars. An Stars an Stars, while an Stars, an None 3. Where ______blank Interestingly, it was invented by an author. It first appears in the novel Through the Looking Glass by English author Lewis Carroll. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? did the word “chortle” come from. the word “chortle” come from. did the word “chortle” come from? the word “chortle” did come from? None 4. Robin Wall Kimmerer of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a bryologist, a plant scientist who specializes in mosses. To Kimmerer, mosses are Earth’s most adaptable plants: they can clone ______blank enter a dormant state in times of drought, and grow in areas that don’t have soil. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? themselves themselves, themselves. And themselves; None 5. At 1,377 meters, the Tsing Ma Bridge in China is one of the longest suspension bridges in the ______blank the Golden Gate Bridge in the United States, at 1,280 meters, is even longer. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? world, but world, but, world, world but None 6. In 2000, Nora de Hoyos Comstock, herself an owner of a successful consulting firm, sought to increase Latina representation in corporate ______blank founded Las Comadres para las Americas, an international community that for over two decades has served as a resource and information network for Latina business professionals. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? settings and she settings she settings, she settings. She None Time's up Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to comment Enter your email address to comment Enter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.