Commas, Semicolons, Colons
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:
It is yellow with a white belly _____ and black spots cover most of its body.
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:
My mother often recites this Shakespeare quote _____ "All that glitters is not gold."
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:
I enjoy reading books ___ I don't often have time to finish them.
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:
"I love to fly_____" said the excited young girl.
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blank with the correct punctuation:
Please be sure to pick up these items from the store ___ milk, eggs, bread, chocolate ice cream.
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:
Lou left class at 11_____24 A.M. and never returned
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation:
Excited by the journey ahead _____ he took off May 20, 1927, in a plane named the Spirit of St. Louis
; (semicolon)
: (colon)
. (period)
, (comma)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
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