Punctuation Power for Young Writers

Which sentence uses commas correctly? A) I like cats dogs and birds. B) I like cats, dogs, and birds. C) I, like cats dogs, and birds. D) I like, cats, dogs and, birds.

• I like cats dogs, and, birds.

• I like, dogs and birds, cats.

• B) I like cats, dogs, and birds.

• I like cats, dogs and birds.

Where should the comma go in this sentence? 'After school I went to the park.' A) After, school I went to the park. B) After school, I went to the park. C) After school I, went to the park. D) After school I went, to the park.

• After school I went to the park,

• After, school I went to the, park.

• B

• After school I went to, the park.

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks? A) She said, "Hello, how are you?" B) She said, Hello, how are you? C) She "said, Hello, how are you?" D) "She said, Hello, how are you?

• A) She said, "Hello, how are you?"

• 'She said, Hello, how are you?'

• She said, "Hello how are you?"

• She said, 'Hello, how are you?'

Which sentence has the correct end punctuation? A) What is your name! B) Stop running? C) Can you help me? D) I love pizza!?

• Stop running!

• C

• I love pizza.

• What is your name?

Which word needs an apostrophe? A) The dogs bone was buried. B) The dogs ran fast. C) Many dogs live here. D) Dogs are friendly.

• The dogs are barking loudly.

• The dog bone was buried.

• A

• A dog runs quickly.

Which sentence correctly uses a colon? A) I need: to go home. B) I need the following: milk, eggs, and bread. C) I: need milk eggs and bread. D) I need milk: eggs and bread.

• B) I need the following: milk, eggs, and bread.

• I need the following milk: eggs and bread.

• I need: milk eggs, and bread.

• I need milk: to go home.

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? A) I love reading; my sister loves painting. B) I love; reading my sister loves painting. C) I love reading my; sister loves painting. D) I love reading my sister; loves painting.

• I love reading; my sister painting.

• I love reading my sister; loves painting.

• A) I love reading; my sister loves painting.

• I love; reading my sister loves painting.

Choose the sentence with correct comma use in a list: A) We bought apples oranges and grapes. B) We bought apples, oranges and, grapes. C) We bought apples, oranges, and grapes. D) We bought, apples, oranges, and grapes.

• We bought apples, and oranges grapes.

• We bought, oranges and grapes, apples.

• C) We bought apples, oranges, and grapes.

• We bought apples oranges, and grapes.

Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for possession? A) The girls hat is red. B) The girl's hat is red. C) The girls' hat is red. D) The girl hat's is red.

• B) The girl's hat is red.

• The girls hat's is red.

• The girls hat is red.

• The girl' hat is red.

Which is the correct way to write a contraction? A) do'nt B) dont' C) don't D) d'ont

• C) don't

• d'ont

• dont'

• do'nt