Captalization and Punctuation

In the following sentence, where should the comma be placed? Timothy loves art but Aaron likes football.

• After the word but
• After the word Timothy
• After the word art
• After the word loves

How many commas are needed for the following sentence? My favorite sports are swimming soccer and football.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 0

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• The spoiled, fat cats found the garden full of cool, dark shadows.
• Mr. Schaeffer viewed, a wild overgrown, unruly yard.
• Kate, was a brave honest and wise, woman.
• You guys know where the great, big barking pig, has got to?

What is missing from the following sentence? Juan said, Can we go home

• quotation marks and a question mark
• question mark
• quotation marks and a period
• quotation marks

What is missing from the following sentence? Yvette said that she wanted to go to Leadership Club.

• comma

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• nothing

My teacher, mrs. grimsley, told us about the mighty kingdoms and empires that existed for hundreds of years in africa.
Which words in the sentence should be capitalized?

• mrs. Grimsley; hundreds
• Mrs. Grimsley; my teacher
• Mrs. grimsley; Africa
• Mrs. Grimsley; Africa

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• He said "I want to go to the dance"
• He said, "I want to go to the dance".
• He said "I want to go to the dance."
• He said, "I want to go to the dance."

Words such as east, west, northern, or southern are not capitalized when the words merely indicate direction. However, they are capitalized when they name a particular region.

• True
• False

What is missing from the following sentence? Julian said that he was going to football practice.

• Quotation marks and a comma

• Quotation marks

• Comma

• Nothing

Which of the following sentences is capitalized correctly?

• This week we read Edgar Allan Poe's story, the tell-tale heart.
• This week we read Edgar Allan Poe's story, The Tell-Tale Heart.
• This week we read edgar allan poe's story, the tell-tale heart.
• This week we read edgar allan poe's story, The Tell-Tale Heart..