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Punctuation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which would be the correct date?

a)

September 21, 1998

b)

,September 21 1998

c)

Septemeber 21 1998

d)

September, 21 1998

2.

Which is not a rule when using commas with dates?

a)

Use commas to separate dates.

b)

If the sentence keeps going after the year, put another comma AFTER the year.

c)

The comma will ALWAYS come before the month, date, and year.

3.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
I need to write my composition practice division word problems and read before bed tonight
b)
I need to write my composition, practice division word problems, and read before bed tonight.
c)
I need to write my composition. Practice division word problems, and read before bed tonight.
4.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
We can eat pizza, or hotdogs.
b)
We can eat pizza, or we can eat hotdogs.
c)
We can eat pizza, nor we can eat hotdogs.
d)
We can't eat pizza, or hotdogs.
5.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
Frogs  snails, and puppy dogs' tails are what little boys used to be made of.
b)
Little girls used to be made of sugar spice and everything nice
c)
Are boys really made of frogs, snails, and puppy dogs' tails?
d)
Are little girls really made of sugar spice and everything nice?
6.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
My dad is bald so he always wears a cap in the winter.
b)
My dad is bald so, he always wears a cap in the winter.
c)
My dad is bald, so he always wears a cap in the winter.
7.
A semicolon connects...
a)
two independent clauses that are closely related ideas
b)
two dependent clauses that are closely related ideas
8.

You always use a capital letter after a semicolon

a)

True

b)

False

9.
Where does the semicolon go?
Dad is going bald his hair is getting thinner and thinner.

a)
hair;
b)
bald;
c)
Dad;
d)
getting;
10.
Where does the semicolon go?
I had a huge meal however, I am already hungry again.
a)
meal;
b)
am;
c)
however;
d)
hungry;
11.
Where does the semicolon go?
She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.
a)
other;
b)
coming;
c)
now;
d)
see;
12.

A semicolon can be used instead of

a)

a comma

b)

a full stop

c)

a colon

d)

speech marks

13.
When do you use a semicolon between items in a list or series?
a)
only if any of the items in the list contain commas.
b)
anytime there is a list
14.

After which word should a colon be inserted?

The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice.

a)

requested

b)

following

c)

breakfast

15.

After which word should a colon be inserted?

The teacher shared one of John F. Kennedy's most famous quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

a)

Kennedy's

b)

quotes

c)

you

16.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

This is what you need at the grocery store milk, bacon, and eggs.

b)

This is what you need at the grocery store: milk, bacon and eggs.

c)

This is what you need at the grocery store; milk, bacon and eggs.

17.

Where should the semi-colon be placed?

She didn’t see the other car coming now her car has a huge dent.

a)

see;

b)

her;

c)

coming;

18.

I like to play on my moms phone.

a)

no apostrophe needed

b)

moms'

c)

mom's

19.
Which option is using apostrophes correctly?
a)
Dans burger's
b)
Lisas cookie's
c)
Mikes bike's
d)
Kelly's socks
20.

Choose the correct usage of apostrophe.

a)

Jame's books

b)

James' books

c)

James's books

d)

Jame' books

21.

Which sentence shows a proper use of a plural possessive?

a)

All of the student's backpacks were extremely light on Friday.

b)

All of the students' backpacks were very heavy on Friday.

c)

All of the students backpacks' were very light on Friday.

d)

All of the students backpack's were very heavy on Friday.

22.

My girls love their daddy.

a)

girls'

b)

no apostrophe needed

c)

girl's

23.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

a)

The umpire yelled, Safe!

b)

The umpire yelled “Safe!”

c)

The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

d)

The umpire yelled Safe

24.
Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.
a)
 "rhonda said i love dogs?"
b)
 Rhonda said,  "i love dogs"
c)
 Rhonda said, "I love dogs."
25.
When you write the exact words someone said or wrote themselves, we call this ___________________.
a)
a direct quote
b)
a citation
c)
a claim
d)
a dialogue tag

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