Capitalization, Punctuation, and Formatting

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• My mom needs to get apple grape and peach jelly at the store.
• Samanthas shirt is bright green.
• I cleaned my room, walked the dog, and washed the dishes.
• Timmy said, throw the ball to me.

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?
Have you ever visited the Okefenokee swamp?

• you
• visited
• swamp
• ever

Which is capitalized correctly?

• dr. Johnson

• Mayor Tom

• Mrs. monte

• greg Sherman

Which of these do we use a capital letter for? Choose ALL that apply.

• Names of places

• Names of people

• Books

• Animals

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

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. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

This mark is used before a list or quote, between hours and minutes, or mathematical ratios.

• colon
• ellipis
• exclamation point
• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What does a comma do?

• make the sentence stop

• make a pause

• ask a question

• sound excited

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?

• Success-builds self confidence.

• Success builds-self confidence.

• Success builds self-confidence.

• Success builds self confidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Fill in the blank: Barry couldn't find _____ backpack.

• Denise's

• Denises

• Denises'

• De niece's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D