Punctuation Test Review (Sem. 1)

Which sentence is correct?

• Let's go back to the restaurant where we had our first date.

• Let's go back to the restaurant, where we had our first date.

Which sentence is correct?

• As Spring Break approached, the student, who worked on course work at night, got closer to being a sophomore.

• As Spring Break approached the student, who worked on course work at night, got closer to being a sophomore.

• As Spring Break approached, the student who worked on course work at night got closer to being a sophomore.

Which sentence is correct?

• When the students received their Chromebooks we thought they would work more at night.

• When the students received their Chromebooks, we thought they would work more at night.

• When the students received their Chromebooks, we thought, they would work more at night.

A(n) _____ is a series of 3 dots ( . . .) that is used when omitting a word, phrase, or line, from a quoted passage.

• period

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

An ellipsis is used to ___.

• shorten a quoted passage by omitting  words or phrases
• pause or hesitate in the middle of a sentence
• indicate an incomplete thought
• all answers are correct

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

A(n) _____ is used to signal an interruption in dialogue AND used to emphasize breaks in thought & shifts in tone.

• comma

• dash

• ellipsis

• semicolon

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to explain a thought?

• If you need something — call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.
• If you need something, call my assistant—Catherine, not Margaret—and she’ll help you.
• If you need something, call my assistant Catherine — not Margaret and she’ll help you.
• If you need something, call my assistant Catherine —

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses DASHES correctly to separate commas?

• All four of them—Bob — Jeffrey— Jason — Brett—did well in college.

• All four of them Bob — Brett did well in college.

• All four — of them Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

• All four of them—Bob, Jeffrey, Jason, and Brett—did well in college.

A comma is used to do all of the following except __.

• to separate a subordinate clause from an independent clause at the start of a complex sentence

• to shorten a quoted passage by omitting words or phrases

• to separate items in a series or a list

• to combine 2 independent clauses joined with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

Which quotation uses an ellipsis correctly to indicate Olive's incomplete thought?

• “I can't stand . . . Olive."

• “I can’t stand that . . . girl."

• “I can’t stand that girl . . ."

• “I can’t stand that girl,” Olive said. “She’s so . . . I hate her.”