Mitchell Punctuation Skills

Mitchell Punctuation Skills

5th Grade

12 Qs

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Mitchell Punctuation Skills

Mitchell Punctuation Skills

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English

5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When listing items in a sentence, which punctuation mark should be used to separate them?

Semicolons

Question marks

Exclamation marks

Commas

Answer explanation

When listing items in a sentence, commas should be used to separate them. Semicolons, question marks, and exclamation marks are not appropriate for this purpose.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence?

question mark

comma

period

exclamation mark

Answer explanation

A period is used at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop. It is the correct punctuation mark for this type of sentence.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Possession

Possessive

Contraction

Plurality

Answer explanation

The apostrophe in 'cat's' indicates possession, showing that the toy belongs to the cat.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences use correct comma placement? A) I went to the store and bought milk, bread, and eggs. B) I went to the store and bought milk bread and eggs.

I went to the store and bought milk, bread and eggs.

I went to the store and bought milk bread, and eggs.

A) I went to the store and bought milk, bread, and eggs.

I went to the store and bought milk bread and eggs.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence with proper comma placement is: A) I went to the store and bought milk, bread, and eggs.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What punctuation mark should be used to separate the city from the state in an address?

;

.

,

-

Answer explanation

The correct punctuation mark to separate the city from the state in an address is a comma (,).

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence uses correct end punctuation? A) Where are you going B) Where are you going.

A) Where are you going?

B) Where are you going.

D) Where are you going

C) Where are you going,

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should end with a period to indicate a statement. Therefore, option B) Where are you going. is the correct choice.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'The dog's tail wagged happily', what does the apostrophe in 'dog's' indicate?

possession

verb tense

plural

contraction

Answer explanation

The apostrophe in 'dog's' indicates possession, showing that the tail belongs to the dog in the sentence.

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