
Punctuation Diagnostic
Authored by Sara Sanchez
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Insert a semicolon in the correct place in the sentence below:
He would like1 to go to England2 next3 summer4 he might also visit France in autumn.
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
The man was wet he was standing in the rain; without an umbrella.
The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
The man was wet; for he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.
The man was wet, for he was standing; in the rain without an umbrella.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Insert a colon in the correct place in the sentence below:
There are two places1 I have always wanted2 to3 visit4 Norway and New Zealand.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Properly puncuate the underlined phrase in the sentence:
The three week camping trip was Dan's favorite part of summer.
three week (no change needed)
three-week
three--week
three, week
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
He traveled ... far across the country.
Above, the puncuation mark in blue is called
A hyphen
A semicolon
A colon
An ellipsis
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
You would use an ellipsis when...
You want to omit a word, phrase, line, etc.
You want to express hesitation or a change of emotion
Both answers are correct
Neither answers are correct
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The following sentence is correctly puncuated:
We went to Tallahassee, Florida, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newark, New Jersey.
True
False
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