Punctuation Quiz

What is a purpose of using periods from the options below?

• To separate clauses

• To indicate abbreviations

• To list items in a series

• To set off direct quotations

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which of the following is NOT a use of commas ?

• To separate metric measurements

• To separate words in a series

• To set apart dates

• To separate compound sentences

When would you not use a semicolons to separate clauses when they are NOT joined by which of the following?

• And

• Therefore

• But

• Or

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the purpose of using colons in a business letter?

• To indicate the start of a new paragraph

• To introduce a list

• After the salutation

• To conclude the letter

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Where should commas be placed when they are used to set off parts of a divided quotation?

• Inside the quotation marks

• Outside the quotation marks

• At the beginning of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is a colon used for before a list of items?

• To end the list

• To add emphasis to the list

• To introduce the list

• To separate items in the list

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation marks are used to set off titles of songs, short stories, poems, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and TV episodes?

• Colons

• Semicolons

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When should titles of books, magazines, newspapers, movies, plays, operas, TV series, and works of art be italicized?

• When they are handwritten

• When they are printed

• When they are spoken

• When they are thought of

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is NOT a reason to capitalize a word?

• First word in a sentence

• A common noun

• First word in a direct quote

• A title before a name

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What does NSEW stand for when referring to capitalization rules?

• New South East West

• North South East West

• Not So Easy Writing

• None Should Enter West

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A