Commas, Semicolons Practice

Artist Frida Kahlo was born on July 6 1907. Where does the comma belong?

• July, 6, 1907

• July 6, 1907

• July, 6 1907

My mother was born on July 6 1961 in Houston Texas. Which sentence uses the commas correctly?

• July, 6 1961, in Houston Texas.

• July; 6, 1961 in Houston; Texas.

• July 6, 1961 in Houston, Texas.

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Martin Luther King Jr was an American Baptist minister and activist born January 15 1929 in Atlanta Georgia. Which date and city/state uses commas correctly?

• January 15 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.

• January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.

• January, 15 1929 in Atlanta; Georgia.

The class went on a field trip to the Children´s Museum in Houston Texas. Which answer uses commas correctly?

• Houston, Texas

• Houston/ Texas

• Houston; Texas

Our school is located 4071 Wheat St. Houston TX.

• 4071 Wheat St. Houston, TX.

• 4071 Wheat St. Houston; TX.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• A cab driver, train engineer, or pilot must be able to distinguish colors in traffic signals.

• A cab driver, train engineer, or pilot, must be able to distinguish colors in traffic signals.

• A cab driver, train engineer or pilot must be able to distinguish colors in traffic signals.

• A cab driver, train engineer, or pilot must be able to distinguish colors, in traffic signals.

Which of the following is punctuated incorrectly?

• March 12, 1990

• March, 12 1990

• March 1990

• March 12

Colon : signals that something will follow: a list, a long quotation, or a formal statement

DO NOT use a colon when the list follows the main verb of a sentence or a preposition.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We have four dislikes; tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We have four dislikes: tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We do not eat: tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We do not eat tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes rye bread and prune bars.

Use a semicolon to join independent clauses in a compound sentence when you are not using a coordinating conjunction.

Choose the correct sentence.

• My name is Polly; I do not really like my name.

• My name is Polly, I do not really like my name.

• My name is Polly: I do not really like my name.

• My name is Polly I do not really like my name.

A semicolon functions differently than a period because it ____________________.

• introduces a quote

• joins two closely related sentences

• separates the subject and the verb