Punctuation Review - Grammar Warmup

Which sentence shows commas seperating items in a list? 

• Carlos wants to visit Paris, Italy, Germany, and China.
• My favorite colors are blue, red and pink.
• I like, to go hiking fishing swimming and camping during summer
• I have to clean my room, walk the dog and take out the trash.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which sentence shows a comma seperating independent clauses (compound sentence)?

• Jack does not like math nor does, Sue.
• They will go to the, store now for they need school supplies.
• Dan can go to the park or, he can go to the mall.
• James wants to leave now, yet we must wait for his little brother.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence shows a comma seperating a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• "We need to buy more sugar" she said, "before it runs out.
• "I am tired" he, muttered.
• He said, "We need to lower taxes!"
• "If I don't wake up in time" he whispered, "I will be in trouble."

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses a comma to seperate the name of a city from country or state?

• We are moving to, Spokane Washington.
• I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
• I visited Florence Italy, last summer.
• The hurricanes, hit Tulsa Oklahoma, and Destin Florida.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses a comma to seperate the day of the week, month, and year?

• I will be sixteen on Tuesday the 6th of, July 1582.
• Tomorrow will be Sunday, December 2.
• George Washington was born on February, 22 1732.
• September, 11 2001 is a date that will be remembered

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Select the sentence that uses the semicolon correctly.

• The garden contained; vegetables they will harvest them in fall.

• The garden contained vegetables; they will harvest them in fall.

• The garden contained vegetables they will; harvest them in fall.

• The garden contained vegetables, they will harvest them in fall.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Select the sentence that uses the semicolon correctly.

• The rent is expensive, moreover, the house is pretty small.

• The rent is expensive, moreover; the house is pretty small.

• The rent is expensive; moreover, the house is pretty small.

• The rent is expensive; moreover; the house is pretty small.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

There's only one reason that you should be talking ___ to ask me a question.

• Semicolon

• Colon

• Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Choose the correct sentence.

• Dracula knocked several times no one came to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times no one came; to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times; no one came to the door.

• Dracula knocked several times, no one came to the door.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• We currently have two members in our club; Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club, Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club Linda and Fiona.

• We currently have two members in our club: Linda and Fiona.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B