The Punctuation Anomaly Quiz
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Education, Journalism, English
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7th - 10th Grade
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Medium
Aaronda Smith
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a question mark, a comma, or an exclamation point, but not by a period.
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
:"What a fantastic trip, that must have been!" Lyndon said.
“What a fantastic trip that must have been!” Lyndon said.
"What a fantastic trio that must have been?" Lyndon said.
"What a fantastic trip that must have been Lyndon said."
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False.
When the expression identifying the speaker interrupts a quoted sentence, the second part of the quotation begins with a capital letter.
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the error.
“Do you want to know a secret” Fran asked. “My friend Rudolph is a magician!”
Question mark is missing after "secret."
"My" should be lowercase.
A comma should be inserted after "secret."
No errors.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False
A period or a comma is always placed inside the closing quotation
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Colon or Semicolon
I made a lot of friends from different
countries Yemen, Mexico, Pakistan.
Colon
Semicolon
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Correct the sentence.
Andy was the one driving but the boys were all wrong for drinking.
.
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