Commas, Semicolons, and Colons Quiz

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Amanda can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener and a piece of paper?
• Amanda, can you please bring me the pencil sharpener, and a piece of paper?
• Amanda can you please bring me the, pencil, sharpener and a piece of paper?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• As, I rode my bike down the street I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike down the street I saw, my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 
• As I rode my bike, down the street, I saw my friend riding her scooter. 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbors talking.

• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbors talking.

What is the reason for the following comma?

She pointed suddenly at me, and everyone looked at me accusingly.

• joins two independent clauses with a FANBOYS

• Separates a dependent from an independent clause

• separates items in a list

• that comma is NOT needed

What is the reason for the following semicolon?

Science is my most difficult subject; I will have to spend less time on my phone and more time studying my classwork in order to do well in it.

• creates a compound sentence by joining two independent clauses

• separates a dependent from an independent clause

• separates independent clauses that already contain too many commas

• that semicolon is NOT needed

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• You may have hot chocolate or, coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate; or coffee to drink.

• You may have hot chocolate or coffee, to drink.

The places I like to visit are as follows: Italy, France, and Canada.

Is the colon in the correct place?

• no

• yes

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Choose the correct punctuation mark to fill the blank in the following sentence: We packed the car with supplies for our trip _____ food, tent, and camping gear.

• semicolon

• comma

• colon

Choose the correct punctuation mark to fill the blank in the following sentence: The students were studying for their history test _____ it covers everything from the 1400's to the 1890's.

• comma

• colon

• semicolon

Oscar Wilde said, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. " Is the semicolon used correctly?

• Yes
• No