Mastering 7th Grade Punctuation

What punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

• Period

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

Identify the correct use of a comma in the following sentence: 'I bought apples oranges and bananas.'

• I bought apples, oranges and bananas.

• I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

• I bought, apples, oranges and bananas.

• I bought apples oranges, and bananas.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• The correct sentence is: 'I went to the store, and I bought some milk.'

• I went to the store; and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store. and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store and I bought some milk.

What is the purpose of an apostrophe in contractions?

• The purpose of an apostrophe in contractions is to show that letters have been omitted.

• To separate items in a list.

• To indicate possession in nouns.

• To emphasize a word in a sentence.

Choose the correct form of punctuation for this sentence: 'Wow that was amazing'

• Wow that was amazing.

• Wow, that was amazing!

• Wow; that was amazing?

• Wow that was amazing

How do you properly use quotation marks in dialogue?

• Only use quotation marks for titles of books or articles.

• Use quotation marks only at the beginning of a sentence.

• Use quotation marks to enclose spoken words, start a new paragraph for each speaker, and include punctuation inside the quotes.

• Do not include punctuation inside the quotes.

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: 'She quickly ran to the store.'

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

What punctuation is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

• semicolon

• exclamation mark

• comma

• period

Which sentence contains a misplaced comma?

• Let's eat, Grandma!

• Let's eat Grandma!

• I love cooking, and baking.

• She said, 'Hello!' to everyone.

What is the function of a semicolon in a compound sentence?

• To introduce a quotation.

• To indicate a pause in a sentence.

• To connect closely related independent clauses.

• To separate items in a list.