Capitalization and Punctuation Quiz

Which sentence is correct?

• The train, will stop in Oakville, Hamilton, and niagara falls

• The train will stop in Oakville, Hamilton, and Niagara falls.

• The train will stop in Oakville, Hamilton and Niagara Falls.

• The Train will stop in Oakville, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls.

Answer explanation

• -Names of all places must be capitalized (proper noun rule)

• -Complete sentences must have ending punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Celeste is having a birthday celebration this weekend. Are you going?

I am actually going to ______ house to help set up the party!

• I am actually going to Celestes house to help set up the party!

• I am actually going to Celestes' house to help set up the party!

• I am actually going to Celestes's house to help set up the party!

• I am actually going to Celeste's house to help set up the party!

Answer explanation

Possessive Noun:

party of Celeste = Celeste's party

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of these sentences is correct?

• Not all countries celebrate Father's Day in the month of June.

• Not all countries celebrate Fathers Day in the month of June.

• Not all countries celebrate Father's day in the month of June.

• Not all countries celebrate Father's Day in the Month of June.

• Not all country's celebrate Father's Day in the month of June.

Answer explanation

FACT:

Father's Day is celebrated in September; in Norway, Sweden and Finland, it is celebrated in November.

• - Possessive Noun: "Father's"

• - Proper Nouns: Holidays, celebrations are capitalized ("Father's Day")

• - Pluralized words: no apostrophes ("countries")

• - Common nouns are not capitalized ("month")

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

This sentence about Queen's University is clearly not ready for university...!

Queen's universitys campus in kingston ontario has one of the five great lakes as a backdrop

Answer explanation

FACT: Queen's University, founded by Queen Victoria by royal charter in 1841, is older than the federation of Canada (1867).

CORRECT ANSWER: Queen's University's campus in Kingston, Ontario has one of the five Great Lakes as a backdrop.

Possessive Noun: campus of Queen's University (Queen's University's campus)

Comma Rule: use comma to separate a name of a place within an area (e.g.: Cairo, Egypt)

Proper Noun Rule: Names of places must be capitalized (e.g.: High Park; Los Angeles)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is wrong with the following sentence?

"Where are you from?" Asked Barbara.

• There is a comma missing after the quotation marks.

• A comma should be in place of the question mark.

• The word "asked" should not be capitalized.

• The sentence is correct.

Answer explanation

FACT:

Barbara is a feminine name of Greek origin which means “foreign” or “strange,” derived from the Greek word barbaros of the same meaning.

Quotation Marks Rule: after quoted text, the sentence continues, but not capitalized--unless the quoted text is immediately followed by a name.

"Where are from?" asked Barbara.

OR

"Where are from?" Barbara asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this sentence written correctly?

Amy was hesitant to respond​. "I think I'm coming down with something​" she replied.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

FACT:

The common cold is a viral infection. It's one of the most common illnesses people get.

Quotation Marks Rule:

quoted text ends with a comma, unless the sentence is a question (?) or a sentence of exclamation (!)

Contraction Rule:

use an apostrophe (') when combining two words as one, eliminating the appropriate letter(s)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

In the Christmas song "Deck the Halls", what does the word " 'tis " mean?

('Tis the season to be jolly...)

Select all that apply.

• It is

• It's

• Its

• This

Answer explanation

'Tis is a contraction of it is. The rule with contractions is that we put the apostrophes where the letters are missing. The word 'tis is an old-fashioned contraction of the words "it is".

A similar contraction is 'twas meaning "it was" as in “ 'Twas the night before Christmas. ”

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Fix this run-on sentence:

Ma and I are sad we left the keys tickets and map at home.

• Ma and I are sad, we left the keys, tickets and map at home.

• Ma and I are sad. we left the keys, tickets, and map at home.

• Ma and I are sad. We left the keys, tickets and map at home.

• Ma and I, are sad. We left the keys, tickets and map, at home.

• Ma and I are sad we left the keys, tickets, and map at home.

Answer explanation

Fact: Summer is the most busiest time for Canadians when it comes to taking vacations.

Sentence Rule:

• - end with a period when the subject(s) is completed with a full though/action (predicate)

• - start a new sentence with a capital letter

Comma Rule:

• - seperate lists of words with a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Complete the following:

Carl asked them when did this happen?

• Carl asked them "when did this happen?"

• Carl asked them "When did this happen?"

• Carl asked them, "when did this happen?"

• Carl asked them, "When did this happen?"

• Carl asked them, "When did this happen"?

Answer explanation

FACT:

Sometimes on tests, you learn what to do based on the questions you have seen before.

...otherwise, do your homework, review what you learned, and continually practice so that you're always prepared!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Fix this sentence!

i was wondering thought francis if blakes brothers have their guitar drums and microphone ready

Answer explanation

"I was wondering," thought Francis, "if Blake's brothers have their guitar, drums, and microphone ready?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D