Capitalization and Punctuation Review

In the following sentence, where should the comma be placed? Timothy loves art but Aaron likes football.

• After the word but
• After the word Timothy
• After the word art
• After the word loves

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

How many commas are needed for the following sentence? My favorite sports are swimming soccer and football.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 0

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is missing from the following sentence? Juan said, Can we go home

• quotation marks and a question mark
• question mark
• quotation marks and a period
• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is missing from the following sentence? Yvette said that she wanted to go to Leadership Club.

• comma

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• nothing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• He said "I want to go to the dance"
• He said, "I want to go to the dance".
• He said "I want to go to the dance."
• He said, "I want to go to the dance."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Words such as east, west, northern, or southern are not capitalized when the words merely indicate direction. However, they are capitalized when they name a particular region.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct capitalization.

• When people think of Paris, they think of the Eiffel Tower.
• The Empire state building is a symbol of New York City.
• The Golden gate bridge is in San Francisco.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Do not capitalize the name of a season unless it is part of a proper name. 

• False
• True

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Read the following sentences:
she mumbled to herself, "could it be true? Could mr. dunbar have hidden his treasure at pixley middle school?"
What needs to be capitalized?

• She mumbled to herself, "could it be true? Could Mr. Dunbar have hidden his treasure at Pixley middle school?"
• She mumbled to herself, "could it be true? Could Mr. dunbar have hidden his treasure at pixley middle school?"
• She mumbled to herself, "Could it be true? Could Mr. Dunbar have hidden his treasure at Pixley Middle School?"
• She mumbled to herself, "Could it be true? Could Mr. Dunbar have hidden his treasure at Pixley Middle school?"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Capitalize the names of businesses and the brand names of business products.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A