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WorksheetsLanguage Art Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which sentence is written correctly?
This is the menu for the Christmas dinner: turkey, ham, mac and cheese, and greens.
This is the menu for the Christmas dinner; turkey ham mac and cheese and greens.
This is the menu for the Christmas dinner - turkey, ham, mac and cheese, and greens.
This is the Menu for the christmas dinner: turkey, ham, mac and cheese and greens.
Where should a semicolon be placed in the following sentence?
Joanna was happy finally she was the pitcher of her softball team.
after finally
before of
after happy
before happy
Add a colon to the sentences as needed.
We are travelling to many cities Chicago, Boulder, and Denver.
We are travelling to: many cities Chicago, Boulder, and Denver.
We are travelling: to many cities Chicago, Boulder, and Denver.
We are travelling to many cities: Chicago, Boulder, and Denver.
No colons are needed.
Rewrite each sentence below adding a semicolon in the correct place:
The dinner choices were a steak, potatoes, and spinach a hamburger, fruit salad, and beans or chicken, rice, and peas.
Choose the correct answer using an exclamation mark:
Don’t tell me “It doesn’t matter”
Don’t tell me “It doesn’t matter!”
Don’t tell me “It doesn’t matter”!
Don’t tell me! “It doesn’t matter”
No exclamation mark is needed.
Which of the following sentences uses a colon correctly?
For his birthday Daniel wants: a baseball glove, a football, and a joke book.
We have three kinds of trees in our front yard: an oak, a pine, and a pear.
My favourite kinds of dogs are: collies, poodles, and beagles.
I like desserts such as: cake, ice cream, and pudding.
Rewrite each sentence below, adding the exclamation point in the correct place.
She was furious when her sister said, “Please take out the trash”
Use _________ to enclose a direct quotation-- a person's exact words. A direct quotation generally begins with a capital letter.
underlining (italics)
quotations marks
Use __________ for titles and subtitles of books, plays, periodicals, films, television series, works of art, and long musical works.
quotations
semicolon
underlining (italics)
Which sentence is written correctly?
The author wrote, "the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
The author wrote "the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
The author wrote, "The cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
"The author wrote, the cougar is a beautiful but dangerous animal."
Which sentence is written correctly?
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" asked Mom.
"Hey. What do you think you're doing," asked Mom.
"Hey? What do you think you're doing? asked Mom."
"Hey! What do you think you're doing!" asked Mom.
Which sentence is written correctly?
"Do you know what time" the train will arrive asked Marty?
"Do you know what time the train will arrive" asked Marty?
"Do you know what time the train will arrive?" asked Marty.
Do you know what time the train will arrive? "asked Marty."
Choose the correct possessive to fill in the blank.
One of that __________ wheels fell off.
wagon's
wagons'
Choose the correct form of the adverb to complete the sentence.
She worked (hard) than the student who auditioned before her.
hard
more hard
harder
hardest
Nick _______ his new game to my house.
bring
brought
bringed
