Punctuation

Choose the direct quotation that is punctuated correctly.

• My grandma said "There's always something to be thankful for."

• "You must finish your dinner before you can go outside", Mom said.

• "Jesus lives, " exclaimed George!

• Pastor Dan said, "We love Him because He first loved us."

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

How he appreciated those words, "Let not your heart be troubled"!

• correct

• not correct

Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.

On September 2, 1945_ World War II came to an end.

• hyphen

• comma

• colon

• no punctuation

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

The teacher required the following for his class: a binder, a ruler, and graph paper.

• correct

• not correct

"Oh, what a rich inheritance a spotless reputation leaves __ exclaimed Charles Phillips.

• ,"

• !"

• ."

Determine if the sentence is punctuated correctly or not.

"What did the pastor mean when he said Satan is like a lion?" asked Ben.

• correct

• not correct

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

I have almost finished this painting, however, I need the following items: one brush, two clothes, and a tube of red paint.

• correct

• not correct

Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.

The large _ office building could withstand winds up to 200 mph.

• colon

• apostrophe

• comma

• no punctuation

Which word should be underlined?

Fredrick Remington's bronze sculpture Cheyenne represents American life in the Far West.

• bronze sculpture

• Cheyenne

• American life

• Far West

Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper to depict the last supper of Jesus with His disciples.

How should The Last Supper be punctuated?

• underlined

• in quotation marks

• with commas around it

• no punctuation needed