Punctuation Test

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and, candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies chips and candy.

• I wanted to buy cookies, chips, and candy.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I live in Seattle Washington.

• I live in Seattle, Washington.

• I, live, in, Seattle, Washington.

• I live in, Seattle, Washington.

Which mark is a question mark?

• ?

• .

• !

Which mark ends a regular statement and also is used to show a word has been abbreviated?

• .

• ?

• !

Which one is correct?

• "Please set the table," he told the children.

• "Please set the table." he told the children.

• "Please set the table" , he told the children.

Which sentence has the correct placement of the comma?

• All, of a sudden the lights turned out.

• All of a sudden, the lights turned out.

• All of a sudden the lights, turned out.

• All of, a sudden the lights turned out.

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

• Saturday, July, 6, 1907

• Saturday, July 6, 1907

• Saturday July, 6 1907

Which has the correct comma placement for the beginning of a letter?

• Dear Grandma

• Dear, Grandma,

• Dear, Grandma

• Dear Grandma,

Which option shows the correct way to use a comma in the closing part of a letter?

• Sincerely,

  Miss Blancher

• Thanks

  Miss Blancher

• Love, Miss Blancher

Which word should have an apostrophe in the sentence? Some students are unhappy about the schools decision to remove soft drink machines.

• student's

• school's

• machine's

• students'