Indicate the punctuation needed in the blank space in the following sentence. There are several basic sentence structures writers can use to add variety to their writing___ among them are simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences.

Have the Smiths decided to name their son Harold Smith, Jr._____

..... not likely that the maple tree will lose all ..... leaves in August.

Gerald and Gerard___two of the most annoying people we've ever met___insisted on dropping by every Sunday morning at ten.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses double and/or single quotation marks?

The employee(A) who miscounted the change(B) refused to admit his mistake.

Edwina found it very frustrating that Edward would only travel to English___speaking countries.

Our daughter has always been a bit rebellious(A) constantly thinking up ways to assert her independence(B) and stand out from the crowd.

The well___known opera singer___whose ego was as big as her voice___refused to sing at any venue that wasn't well___known among the opera crowd.

The book is the second(A) of a series(B) and has enjoyed immense success abroad.

The .... gathered the White House staff and delivered the terrible news.