Punctuation

Which of these sentences is written correctly? You can choose more than one.

• Diego, would you please give a copy of this announcement to Doug, Rita, Cathy, and Leighton?

• No although I wish I could join you at the ball park tomorrow, I told my father I would help him around the house.

• She could call you tomorrow, evening to remind you, or you could just write yourself a note.

• On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, the curtain will go up at eight o'clock, but the Sunday performance begins at seven.

• Do you remember where you were and what you were doining at midnight on January 1, 2000?

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of these sentences is written correctly? You can choose more than one.

• Antonio and Eduardo, my cousins on my mother's side, are coming to visit us.

• "Well boys you could just spend the whole day lying around eating popcorn and watching TV" Mom said with a certain edge in her voice.

• Still singing softly, she laid the baby in the crib and covered him with a fine cotton blanket.

• I have studied, studied, and studied some more, and now I think I'm really ready for bed.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence is written correctly? You can choose more than one.

• "Did the woman who left these keys on the counter ever call?" asked the manager, his brow furrowed with concern.

• Bring sunscreen a hat and good sunglasses or you might not have much fun on the hike.

• Take the elevator to the third floor turn right go to the end of the hallway and turn right again.

• Mr. Caswell, are the chairs that we need in the storage room or in the closet?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these sentences is correct? You can check more than one.

• The meeting in case you didn't know was cancelled at the last minute.

• My great-grandmother, who was born in Colorado at the end of the nineteenth century, knew how to ride a horse rope cattle fix fences, and mend a wagon wheel.

• If you have a minute, I could use help with these math problems, especially the third one.

• Meredith mailed the letter to 900 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77002.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of these sentence is correct? You may choose more than one.

• In that long, narrow building is the office of Carol McGinnis, MD.

• Mear the revolving door of the gigantic skyscraper Jerry paused to look at the face of his batered, worn wristwatch.

• Unfortunately, Cindy, we can't afford to fly to Los Angeles, so we will have to drive.

• "Not me," the budding politician, an assisstant to the assistant to the assistant said.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation should go between the red and blue text? The stamps in his stamp collection were of great quality _ they were also hard to find.

• Colon

• Semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which punctuation should go between the red and blue text? My plan was straightforward _ walk right up to Mickey Mouse and ask for his autograph.

• Colon

• Semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation should go between the red and blue text? When I graduate, I want to go to three places _ Rome, Israel, and Egypt.

• Colon

• Semicolon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which sentence uses dashes correctly?

• Victoria bought her favorite- plant a cactus!

• Victoria bought her favorite plant a- cactus

• Victoria bought her favorite plant- a cactus

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Insert the missing dashes.

Sara chose her research topic blue whales.

• research-

• topic-

• blue-

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A