Punctuation Quiz

Which punctuation mark should be added to the following sentence for correct punctuation? "Allegra found plenty of toads but no frogs in the pond."

• Period (.)

• Comma (,)

• Semicolon (;)

• No punctuation needed

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence? "Frosting is delicious but you should not to eat too much of it."

• Add a comma after "delicious"

• Add a period after "delicious"

• Add a semicolon after "delicious"

• The sentence is correct as it is

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should the sentence "Tai sneezed ten times in a row and then passed out." be punctuated?

• Add a comma after "row"

• Add a semicolon after "row"

• Add a period after "row"

• No additional punctuation needed

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Identify the correct punctuation for the sentence: "Percy used to live in New York then he moved to New Orleans now he lives in New Delhi."

• Add commas after "York" and "Orleans"

• Add periods after "York" and "Orleans"

• Add semicolons after "York" and "Orleans"

• The sentence is correct as it is

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Once you add periods, you must- : "Percy used to live in New York then he moved to New Orleans now he lives in New Delhi."

• Capitalize "Then" and "Now"

• Capitalize "Then"

• Capitalize "Now"

• Leave the sentence as it is.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence: "The dog ran away for he was frightened by the Halloween costume."

• Add a comma after "away"

• Add a semicolon after "away"

• Add a period after "away"

• No punctuation needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What punctuation is missing in the sentence? "Every year Ramón takes a 3-week vacation to Italy and from there he goes directly to Greece for 3 more weeks."

• Add a comma after "Italy"

• Add a semicolon after "Italy"

• Add a period after "Italy"

• The sentence is correct as it is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How should the sentence "Everybody loves pizza except for Aaron he's sick and tired of it." be punctuated?

• Add a comma after "Aaron"

• Add a colon after "Aaron"

• Add a period after "Aaron"

• No punctuation needed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Identify the correct punctuation for the sentence: "Suzette's family went to the movies and saw "Old Yeller" everybody cried at the end of the movie and agreed to never see any more films in which dogs die the following week the family went back to the movies and saw Bambi after that they made an oath never to go to the movies again."

• Add commas after "Yeller," "movie," and "Bambi"

• Add periods after "Yeller," "movie," "die", and "Bambi"

• Add semicolons after "Yeller," "movie," and "Bambi"

• The sentence is correct as it is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the correct way to fix the sentence: "Once I believed that the earth was flat now I am not so sure."?

• Once I believed that the earth was flat, now I am not so sure.

• Once I believed that the earth was flat; now I am not so sure.

• Once I believed that the earth was flat now, I am not so sure.

• Once I believed that the earth was flat: Now I am not so sure.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A