Punctuation Marks Quiz

What is the purpose of a colon?

• To make a list more clear

• To connect two closely related independent clauses

• To join independent clauses with the word and

• To separate adjectives in a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following is an example of a colon being used to emphasize something?

• The different cities around the world that I want to visit are the City of London, London; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, New York.

• Only one thing ever popped into Annabelle’s mind when she thought of the fair: elephant ears.

• My dog has long, dark brown, curly hair.

• Annabelle always loved going to the beach; however, she was afraid of seeing sharks.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

What is the purpose of a semicolon?

• To make a list more clear

• To connect two closely related independent clauses

• To separate adjectives in a sentence

• To join independent clauses with the word and

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is an example of a semicolon being used to connect two independent clauses without a transitional word?

• Annabelle ate three candy canes and her little sister ate four candy canes.

• There is an important test tomorrow in our history class; we should stay in and study tonight.

• My three favorite ice cream flavors are cookies n cream, rocky road, and chocolate mousse tracks.

• Annabelle loves all different kinds of dogs: Doberman, German Shepherd, Dalmatian, and Husky.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the purpose of a comma?

• To make a list more clear

• To separate adjectives in a sentence

• To join independent clauses with the word and

• To connect two closely related independent clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following is an example of commas being used to join independent clauses with the word and?

• The different cities around the world that I want to visit are the City of London, London; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, New York.

• Annabelle ate three candy canes and her little sister ate four candy canes.

• Annabelle loves all different kinds of dogs: Doberman, German Shepherd, Dalmatian, and Husky.

• My dog has long, dark brown, curly hair.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Which of the following is an example of a colon being used to separate a title and subtitle?

• My dog has long, dark brown, curly hair.

• The different cities around the world that I want to visit are the City of London, London; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, New York.

• The title of this lesson is “Different Punctuation Marks Used in Grammar: Colons, Semicolons, and Commas.”

• Annabelle always loved going to the beach; however, she was afraid of seeing sharks.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following is an example of a semicolon being used to make lists clear?

• The different cities around the world that I want to visit are the City of London, London; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, New York.

• Annabelle loves all different kinds of dogs: Doberman, German Shepherd, Dalmatian, and Husky.

• My three favorite ice cream flavors are cookies n cream, rocky road, and chocolate mousse tracks.

• There is an important test tomorrow in our history class; we should stay in and study tonight.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is an example of commas being used to separate adjectives in a sentence?

• Annabelle ate three candy canes and her little sister ate four candy canes.

• My dog has long, dark brown, curly hair.

• Annabelle always loved going to the beach; however, she was afraid of seeing sharks.

• The different cities around the world that I want to visit are the City of London, London; Tokyo, Japan; and New York, New York.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is the purpose of a semicolon?

• To make a list more clear

• To separate adjectives in a sentence

• To connect two closely related independent clauses

• To join independent clauses with the word and

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A