DOL #88 Worksheet

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

• Long ago the Cherokees didn't write their stories down, people such as Dee Brown did that later.

• Long ago the Cherokees didn't write their stories down; people such as Dee Brown did that later.

• Long ago the Cherokees didn't rite their stories down; people such as Dee Brown did that later.

• Long ago the Cherokees didnt write their stories down; people such as Dee Brown did that later.

What punctuation mark is used to separate run on sentences?

• comma

• colon

• hyphen

• semicolon

• apostrophe

Which word is the irregular past tense verb in a?

• people

• did

• didn't

• stories

• as

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• The stories would've been told around the campfire by, for example, a great-uncle.

• The stories would've been told around the campfire by, for example a great-uncle.

• The stories would've been told around the campfire by, for example, a great uncle.

• The stories would've been told around the campfire by, for example, a great-uncle,

As writers, what punctuation mark do we use to set off interrupters?

• apostrophe

• exclamation point

• comma

• colon

• semicolon

What are contractions?

• two or more words that have an apostrophe at the beginning and an apostrophe at the end

• two or more words that are put together and reversed

• two or more words put together where an apostrophe is placed where letters are omitted

• two or more words put together that don't make sense