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ACT punctuation practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Get me this stuff____tape, eye drops, and one yellow tomato.

a)

colon

b)

semicolon

c)

comma

2.

After a long debate about who wrecked the car___ my brother finally confessed.

a)

semicolon

b)

comma

c)

dash

d)

colon

3.

And surely it is human to forget ____ to even want to forget.

a)

comma

b)

hyphen

c)

semicolon

4.

While I was cleaning the fish tank, I moved some rocks ___ and I accidentally crushed one of the snails.

a)

semicolon

b)

colon

c)

comma

5.

I lived in Master Hugh's family about seven years____during this time, I succeeded in learning to read and write.

a)

comma

b)

semicolon

6.

We learned in history class that slavery was detrimental to both white and black Americans; mainly because it prevented Upward Mobility.

a)

Compound Sentence

b)

Complex Sentence

7.

I was so tired, and there was so much camping gear to load (tents, backpacks, and kayaks) that I told my boyfriend he had to figure it out himself.

a)

correct

b)

needs revision

8.

It was time to buy a new vehicle___and I told my dad I had to have a car that was fast, shiny, and economical.

a)

colon

b)

comma

9.

I wanted to go to Dalton's party___yet something in my gut told me there was going to be trouble that night, and I'd be better off staying home.

a)

semicolonq

b)

comma

c)

hyphen

d)

dash

10.

Benjamin Franklin was known for his sayings called aphorisms. Here's one of his most famous___"He who falls in love with himself shall have no rivals." That's hilarious.

a)

comma

b)

dash

c)

colon

11.

Complex Sentence:

Until I saw it with my own eyes; I couldn't believe her new haircut.

a)

Correct

b)

Needs revision

12.

As we begin our study of The Declaration of Independence, keep in mind that we once belonged to England.

a)

Correct

b)

Needs revision

13.

There were thirteen colonies that unanimously agreed to break from Britain; if just one had disagreed, who knows where we'd be now?

a)

correct

b)

needs revision

14.

The people who founded the colonies had certain qualities___courage, imagination, and faith.

a)

comma

b)

colon

15.

Myra Jankypants---our new class president---told everyone that she was going to make sure that I didn't win the office of class secretary.

a)

correct

b)

needs revision

16.

Which clause can't stand alone as a sentence?

a)

dependent

b)

independent

17.

David, the great warrior and conqueror, is not permitted to built the Temple; it is his son Solomon, a man of peace, who constructs God's dwelling place.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence