Punctuation and Sentence Practice

Which symbol ends a complete sentence

• Comma

• Period

• Colon

• Exclamation Mark

True or False: An apostrophe indicates possession and a contraction.

• True

• False

What is the function of the comma in the sentence below:

I need to purchase: bread, milk, and eggs.

• to show two main clauses

• to separate clauses

• to separate items on a list

• to begin to list items

YMCA, Mrs., Dr., BTW, CMS, and U.S.A need to be capitalized because ...

• They are proper nouns.
• They are abbreviations or initials.
• They are proper adjectives.
• They are the title before a name.

   My uncle is fascinated by american and european history, particularly the french and russian revolutions.

• American, European, French, Russian, Revolutions
• American, European, French, Russian
• American, European, French
• American, European

My mom's kenyan friend has lots of interesting stories about her african childhood in the mombasa suburbs near the indian ocean.

• Kenyan, African
  
• Kenyan, African, Mombasa
• Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian
• Kenyan, African, Mombasa, Indian Ocean

Which sentence is correct?

• He yelled, "I found an abandoned treehouse!"

• "He yelled, I found an abandoned treehouse."

• He yelled "I found an abandoned treehouse!"

Drew Hayden Taylor’s critique of Stephen Harper’s apology. Argued that it is insufficient to the task. 

• no error
• run-on sentence
• comma splice
• sentence fragment

Which sentence is correct?

• The horse was crazy; it was too young to be in the ring.
• The horse; was crazy it was too young to be in the ring.
• The horse was crazy, it was too young to be in the ring.

What is a comma splice?

• The incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses.

• The correct use of a comma to join two independent clauses.