WorksheetsThe Punctuation Anomaly Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
True or False
A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a question mark, a comma, or an exclamation point, but not by a period.
True
False
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
:"What a fantastic trip, that must have been!" Lyndon said.
“What a fantastic trip that must have been!” Lyndon said.
"What a fantastic trio that must have been?" Lyndon said.
"What a fantastic trip that must have been Lyndon said."
True or False.
When the expression identifying the speaker interrupts a quoted sentence, the second part of the quotation begins with a capital letter.
True
False
Identify the error.
“Do you want to know a secret” Fran asked. “My friend Rudolph is a magician!”
Question mark is missing after "secret."
"My" should be lowercase.
A comma should be inserted after "secret."
No errors.
True or False
A period or a comma is always placed inside the closing quotation
True
False
Colon or Semicolon
I made a lot of friends from different
countries Yemen, Mexico, Pakistan.
Colon
Semicolon
Correct the sentence.
Andy was the one driving but the boys were all wrong for drinking.
.
;
,
""
Correct the sentence.
Gerald is dealing with some heavy issues even though he seems to be alright.
,
-
,
None
Colons almost always follow which clause?
Dependent
Independent
Subordinating
Adverbial
A semicolon is not just a glorified period, but it can also be
an ending punctuation mark.
a super comma.
a powerful statement.
a sentence.
What is the ending punctuation mark?
Can you believe what just happened
.
,
!
?
Fix the sentence.
since he has another engagement Jeremy is not coming
(a)
Fix the sentence.
why can't you come david said i thought you could
(a)
Fix the sentence.
you should be glad for thanksgiving freddy expressed because you get to sleep late
(a)
What or who are you thankful for and why?
