Punctuation Mastery

When should a comma be used in a series of three or more items?

• To use a dash between each item

• To separate the items in the series.

• To use a period after each item

• To separate the items with a semicolon

Which of the following sentences use quotation marks correctly? A. She said, 'I love pizza'. B. She said, 'I love pizza.' C. She said 'I love pizza'.

• D

• A

• E

• B

In the sentence 'The cat's toy is missing', what does the apostrophe indicate?

• possession or ownership

• a contraction for 'is'

• the cat is missing

• a symbol for a plural noun

Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: the dog barked loudly

• the dog barked loudly

• The dog barked loudly.

• the dog barked loudly.

• The dog barked loudly

Which of the following sentences use commas correctly to set off nonrestrictive elements? A. My best friend, Sarah, is coming over. B. My best friend Sarah is coming over. C. My best friend Sarah, is coming over.

• A. My best friend, Sarah, is coming over.

• B. My best friend Sarah, is coming over.

• C. My best friend, Sarah is coming over.

• D. My best friend, Sarah is coming over.

In the sentence 'The book is on the table', where should the comma be placed?

• After the word 'is'

• There should be no comma

• After the word 'book'

• After the word 'table'

Which of the following sentences use quotation marks correctly to indicate direct speech? A. He said, I am tired. B. He said, 'I am tired.' C. He said 'I am tired'.

• C. He said 'I am tired'.

• A. He said, I am tired.

• D. He said, I am tired.

• B

Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: its been a long day

• it's been a long day.

• it's been a long day.

• it's been a long day

• its been a long day

Which of the following sentences use apostrophes correctly to indicate possession? A. The dogs bowl is empty. B. The dog's bowl is empty. C. The dogs' bowl is empty.

• C. The dog's' bowl is empty.

• A. The dog's bowl is empty.

• B. The dog's bowl is empty.

• B. The dogs bowl is empty.

When should a comma be used before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

• When the conjunction is a subordinating conjunction

• When the sentence is a run-on

• When joining two independent clauses

• When joining a dependent clause