Grammar Capitalization and Punctuation Pretest

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• My mom needs to get apple grape and peach jelly at the store.
• Samanthas shirt is bright green.
• I cleaned my room, walked the dog, and washed the dishes.
• Timmy said, throw the ball to me.

Look at the address below. Where is a comma needed?
239 Main Street
Augusta Georgia

• Between Main and Street
• Between Augusta and Georgia
• Between 239 and Main
• After Georgia

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?
Have you ever visited the Okefenokee swamp?

• you
• visited
• swamp
• ever

Which movie title is capitalized correctly?

• The Wizard of Oz
• The Wizard Of Oz
• The wizard of oz
• The Wizard of oz

Which word in the sentence needs a capital letter?
Amanda and i look much different with our new hairstyles.

• hairstyles
• look
• different
• i

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Georgia became a state on January 2 1788.
• Georgia, became a state on January 2 1788.
• Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788.
• Georgia became a state, on January 2, 1788.

Which is the correct way to write the bold word?
Ginnys cat likes honey and carrots.

• Ginnys'
• Ginny's
• Ginny's'
• Ginnyes

Which word in this sentence needs to be capitalized?
Chipper jones played for the Atlanta Braves baseball team.

• plays
• baseball
• team
• jones

Identify the capitalization error in the following information:
Stone Magnet Middle School
1101 E. University blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

• E.
• University
• blvd.
• at

True or False: It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.

• False; it is never necessary.
• False; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is sometimes necessary.
• True; it is always necessary