Welcome to Grade 8: Punctuation Review

What word(s) needs a capital in this sentence?

My mom and i are going shopping after school.

• mom

• i

• mom, i

• mom, i, school

What word(s) need capitals in this sentence?

i'm hoping mom will pick me up after school and take me to the mall.

• Mom

• mall

• I'm

• I'm, Mom

Is this comma used correctly in this sentence?

My friends and I played basketball, soccer, and went swimming at camp this summer.

• Yes - commas in a list

• No - there are commas in between sentences

Is the comma used correctly in this sentence?

At camp this summer, I learned to surf behind a boat.

• Yes - natural pause after an introductory phrase

• No - this is a comma in between 2 complete sentences

Is this comma used correctly in this sentence?

This is our second week of school, we have 5 days this week.

• Yes - looks good

• No - this is a comma in between 2 sentences

What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?

kelowna christian school is where i go to school.

• Kelowna Christian

• Kelowna Christian School

• Kelowna Christian School I

• Kelowna Christian School I School

What words need to be capitalized in this sentence?

My favourite subjects are math, science, and french.

• none

• Math, Science

• Math, Science, French

• French

Is the period used correctly in this sentence?

The Terry Fox Run is this weekend. He was Canadian.

• no - there should be a comma where the period is

• yes - 2 complete sentences with a period

• no period needed at all

Are these words capitalized correctly?

The Terry Fox Run is this weekend. He was Canadian.

• yes - looks good

• no capital on Canadian

• no capitali on run

• no capital on terry fox

What's wrong with this sentence?

After our second week of humanities, i feel more comfortable in grade 8.

• no comma needed

• i should be capitalized

• humanities should be capitalized

• There should be a period after humanities