Year 7 Oxford Punctuation

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

In our car, we can take Kevin, Gavin, and Mason, and Isaiah can take Austin and Evan.

• correct

• not correct

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

The teacher required the following for his class: a binder, a ruler, and graph paper.

• correct

• not correct

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated. 

• Philip, understanding history increases your understanding of today's world. 
• Philip understanding history increases your understanding of today's world. 
• Philip, understanding history, increases your understanding of today's world. 
• Philip, understanding, history increases your understanding, of today's world. 

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated. 

• After discussing the text, we agreed that Somerset Maugham could tell a good story. 
• After discussing the text we agreed that Somerset Maugham could tell a good story. 
• After discussing the text, we agreed that Somerset, Maugham could tell a good story. 
• After discussing the text we agreed that Somerset, Maugham could tell a good story. 

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated. 

• On Friday, June 4, 2015, I will be on my way to Honolulu, Hawaii. 
• On Friday, June 4, 2015 I will be on my way to Honolulu, Hawaii. 
• On Friday June 4, 2015, I will be on my way to Honolulu, Hawaii. 
• On Friday June 4 2015, I will be on my way to Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated. 

• She was, as a matter of fact, mainly interested in showing off her vocabulary. 
• She was, as a matter of fact mainly interested in showing off her vocabulary. 
• She was as a matter of fact, mainly interested in showing off her vocabulary. 
• She was as a matter of fact mainly interested in showing off her vocabulary. 

Which sentence use correct punctuation marks?

• We decided to include a number of cities on our European adventure: London, England, Paris, France, and Rome Italy.

• We decided to include a number of cities on our European adventure; London, England; Paris, France; and Rome Italy.

• We decided to include a number of cities on our European adventure: London, England; Paris, France; and Rome Italy.

Choose the correct answer.

• Lora was starving, she ate ten hot dogs.

• Lora was starving; she ate ten hot dogs.

• Lora was starving: she ate ten hot dogs.

Choose the correct answer.

• Employees are to wear professional clothing: non-compliance will result in termination.

• Employees are to wear professional clothing, non-compliance will result in termination.

• Employees are to wear professional clothing; non-compliance will result in termination.

Choose the correct answer.

• While working out, she discovered an amazing fact: she was now able to lift ten pounds more than the week before.

• While working out, she discovered an amazing fact, she was now able to lift ten pounds more than the week before.

• While working out, she discovered an amazing fact; she was now able to lift ten pounds more than the week before.