Punctuation Test Prep

Where does the semicolon go in this sentence?  
"We had too many fumbles we lost the game."

• In between "lost" and "the"
• In between "fumbles" and "we"
• Before "We"
• After "game"

What is one reason to use an apostrophe?

• to exaggerate a specific event
• to join two words in a contraction
• to create a pause in a sentence
• to mean "note what follows"

Which rule below is not a comma rule?

• use a comma between items in a series
• use a comma between the date and year
• use a comma between the state and zip code
• use a comma between two independent clauses

Which word is being hyphenated correctly at the end of a line?

• al-most
• pape-r
• wa-ter
• no-one

Choose the sentence that uses a hyphen correctly.

• I'm a freshman in high-school
• Nate-Snyder
• She had a sound-proof room
• I like to sprint while-singing

Where does a semicolon belong?

• Between closely related independent clauses
• Sometimes instead of using a comma
• avoid confusion when you have complicated lists of items
• All of the above

When using a semicolon you should

• use as many semicolons as possible
• use them with conjunctive adverbs
• connect two dependent clauses
• All of the above

Which phrase uses commas?

• nonrestrictive phrases
• adjective phrases
• restrictive phrases
• comma phrases

What is the purpose of appositives?

• to cause confusion
• to show introductory phrases
• to give detail and explanation to the sentence
• None of the above

What can you use after a semicolon?

• conjuntion
• period
• pronoun
• conjunctive adverb