Assignment 1: Insert semicolons, colons, dashes, quotation marks, and parentheses where needed in the following sentences.

1. When the teacher commented that her spelling was poor, Lynn replied, "All the members of my family are poor spellers. Why not me?"

2. He used the phrase "you know" so often that I finally said, "No, I don't know."

3. The automobile dealer handled three makes of cars: Volkswagens, Porsches, and Mercedes-Benz.

4. Though Phil said he would arrive on the 9:19 flight, he came instead on the 10:36 flight.

5. "Whoever thought," said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class president?"

6. In baseball, a "show boat" is a man who shows off.

7. The minister quoted Isaiah 52:1 in last Sunday's sermon.

8. There was a very interesting article entitled "The New Rage for Folk Singing" in last Sunday's New York Times newspaper.

9. "Whoever is elected secretary of the club—Ashley, Chandra, or Aisha—must be prepared to do a great deal of work," said Jumita, the previous secretary.