WorksheetsACT Punctuation
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 35mins
Carlos wants to visit Paris Italy Germany and China.
Paris and Italy and Germany and China.
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Paris, Italy, Germany, and China.
Paris Italy, Germany and China.
The tree is very tall old and green.
very tall, old and green.
very, tall, old, and green.
very tall old, and green.
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I want to buy a new jacket, but it is too expensive.
I want to buy a new jacket and it is too expensive.
I want to buy a new jacket, but, it is too expensive.
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I want to buy a new jacket but it is too expensive.
NASA would gather data; and the Space Shuttle would work on returning spaceships intact from space journeys.
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gather data. And the
gather data, and the
gather data, the
We went to the amusement park, it was a lot of fun.
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We went to the amusement park - it was a lot of fun.
We went to the amusement park and, it was a lot of fun.
We we to the amusement park it was a lot of fun.
In five minutes the building will be closed.
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In five minutes the building, will be closed.
In five minutes; the building will be closed.
In five minutes, the building will be closed.
My brother, a 26 year old male, is watching TV.
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My brother, a 26 year old male is watching TV.
My brother a 26 year old male, is watching TV.
My brother a 26 year old male is watching TV.
Amy Rivers, my best friend is going to the mall today.
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Amy Rivers my best friend, is going to the mall today.
Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today.
Amy Rivers my best friend is going to the mall today.
Sorry we do not have enough room.
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Sorry, we do not have enough room.
Sorry. We do not have enough room.
Sorry - we do not have enough room.
As an English teacher, people often ask me to name my favorite book.
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people often require me
I am often asked
students sometimes ask me
John Legend's wife, Chrissy Tiegen, came out with her new cookbook, Cravings.
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John Legends' wife
John Legends wife
John Legendes
The students phones were located in the charging station during the test.
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student's phones
students' phones
students phone's
There are many steps that go into baking chocolate chip cookies. First you have to get out all of your ingredients.
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First you, have
First, you have
First you have,
Mac Miller an American rapper and singer died from a suspected drug overdose in Studio City.
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Mac Miller, an American rapper, and singer,
Mac Miller, an American rapper and singer,
Mac Miller, an American, rapper, and singer
From there he created his first app and his parents put it up for sale on the iPhone store.
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first app, and his parents
first, app and his parents
first app and his parents,
Some predators do not catch their prey by assailing them directly. These sneaky ones use far more subtle methods.
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them directly:These
them directly; These
them directly; these
Cynthia Moss has been studying elephants, since 1972 when she started the Amboseli Elephant Research Project in Kenya.
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elephants, since 1972,
elephants since 1972,
elephants' since 1972
An author, lecturer, filmmaker, and a fierce advocate for elephants- which face a daunting array of threats to their survival, from droughts to human encroachment Moss is widely considered an expert on the behavior of these creatures.
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encroachment-
encroachment:
encroachment,
A key finding from her intensive, field, studies is the extent to which elephant survival depends on learned behavior.
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intensive field studies
intensive field studies,
intensive, field studies
The habit of pulling water into its trunk. Then releasing water into its mouth develops after months of witnessing other elephants doing so.
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trunk and then
trunk then by
trunk
Whatever words remain fruiterer...apothecary...gramophones...pan-handle coffee- are often barely legible, pale fragments of yesterday's consumer culture that should strike me as silly or sad.
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remain-
remain,
remain:
After all, there they are: products and businesses that no longer exist.
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products and businesses,
products, and businesses
products: businesses
Yet, they themselves survive without apology, with instead, their simple claims and complex colors.
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apology, with, instead,
apology with instead,
apology with instead
I appreciate the beauty of ghost signs more when I like the signs, am alone.
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I, like, the signs
I, like the signs,
I like, the signs,
The Bahamas, a series of semitropical islands off the southeast coast of the United States, which are home to some of the most unusual geological formations in the world.
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States, are
States are
States,
Some of these blue holes open to small contained caves others open to miles of long interconnected tunnels.
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caves that
caves;
caves,
Divers have found the remains of turtles and alligators. Now extinct on the islands, stalactites and stalagmites from a time when the caves were above sea level, and artifacts of early human inhabitants.
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alligators now. Extinct on
alligators now extinct on
alligators now extinct. On
Although both were built as defensive walls and stood ten meters tall they were erected under different historical circumstances.
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tall. They
tall, they
tall; they
It's thought that the Servian Wall was constructed in the early fourth century BCE and named after Servius Tullius, who was the sixth king of Rome.
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Among historians, its
Its'
Its
The Aurelian Wall, built in the late third century CE by the Roman Emperor Aurelian, was sturdier than the old wall.
Wall had been
Wall, which,
Wall, was
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Both the posterns and the towers served as defensive positions for protecting Rome.
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Both the posterns, and the towers
Both, the posterns and the towers,
Both the posterns and the towers,
Before entering a British-run prison during the American Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten, said these words as a patriotic rejection of his British captor's offer to free him and educate him in England.
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Revolution, prisoner of war James Forten,
Revolution, prisoner of war James Forten
Revolution prisoner of war, James Forten
Forten also knew that if released at the war's end of as part of an exchange, he, a free black man, might be captured and sold into slavery as he journeyed home to Philadelphia.
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exchange; he was
exchange- he
exchange. He
Employing thirty-eight workers, white and black, Forten held his employees to a high standard.
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workers, whom were
workers:
workers
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
To get to the gymnasium, you must go through the front doors, down the hall, and to the right.
To get to the gymnasium you must go through the front doors, down the hall, and to the right.
To get to the gymnasium, you must go through the front doors, down the hall and to the right.
To get to the gymnasium, you must go through the front doors down the hall, and to the right.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
I like history; however, ELA, my favorite subject is the best.
I like history; however ELA, my favorite subject, is the best.
I like history; however, ELA, my favorite subject, is the best.
I like history however, ELA, my favorite subject, is the best.
School is currently closed, therefore; I am working on some assignments from home. What edit needs to be made to this sentence?
Delete the semicolon
Delete the comma
Switch the semicolon and comma
Put a comma after school
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
When people greet each other they often say, "Hi, how are you?"
When people greet each other, they often say, "Hi, how are you?"
When people greet each other, they often say "Hi, how are you?"
When people greet each other, they often say, "Hi how are you?"
Which quote is cited properly?
"All women wore them, and none of them were free." (Cohen and Lovejoy 20).
"All women wore them, and none of them were free" (Cohen and Lovejoy 20).
"All women wore them, and none of them were free (Cohen and Lovejoy 20)"
"All women wore them, and none of them were free." (Cohen and Lovejoy 20)
Which sentence contains a properly punctuated date?
St. Patrick's Day was on Tuesday, March 17 2020.
New Year's Day was on Wednesday January 1, 2020.
Halloween was on Thursday, October, 31, 2019.
Veteran's Day was on Monday, November 11, 2019.
1. Beneath the pool’s opaque surface, this iron sheet becomes the hydrofoil, able to push huge amounts of water at extremely finely calibrated speeds and angles.
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hydrofoil, it is able
hydrofoil able
hydrofoil: able
2. Audiences and filmmakers alike, have learned how much can be omitted from simple narrative sequences.
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filmmakers, alike,
filmmakers alike
filmmakers, alike
3. One thing is sure, however: financial realities such as those facing Stevens Point are not far off for many regional institutions.
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; however,
, however,
, however
4.Nearly 50,000 supporters black and white–met the marchers in Montgomery, where they gathered in front of the state capitol to hear King and other speakers including Ralph Bunche (winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize) address the crowd.
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black and white
(black and white)
—black and white—
5. Robert C. Weaver led the organization as it sought to promote the scholarly study of racial issues, to develop materials for use by government and private organizations, and to assist local communities in organizing programs of racial cooperation.
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and he assisted
,and, to assist
and assisting
6. A cypress tree sits at the foreground of this night scene. Flame-like, it reaches almost to the top edge of the canvas serving as a visual link between land and sky.
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canvas, serving
canvas, which serves
canvas, serving,
7. Even before remains were found, the Big Hill Trading Company undertaker had arrived with his hearse; a rival undertaker showed up as well, the two hovering like predatory birds.
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hovered
will hover
hover
8. The ancient Chinese pickled in earthen jars, which caused a white film ,called kahm yeast, harmless but unpleasant tasting, to form on the top.
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called kahm yeast,
called kahm yeast
called,kahm yeast
