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WorksheetsACT punctuation practice
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Get me this stuff____tape, eye drops, and one yellow tomato.
colon
semicolon
comma
After a long debate about who wrecked the car___ my brother finally confessed.
semicolon
comma
dash
colon
And surely it is human to forget ____ to even want to forget.
comma
hyphen
semicolon
While I was cleaning the fish tank, I moved some rocks ___ and I accidentally crushed one of the snails.
semicolon
colon
comma
I lived in Master Hugh's family about seven years____during this time, I succeeded in learning to read and write.
comma
semicolon
We learned in history class that slavery was detrimental to both white and black Americans; mainly because it prevented Upward Mobility.
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
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.
correct
needs revision
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.
colon
comma
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.
semicolonq
comma
hyphen
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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.
comma
dash
colon
Complex Sentence:
Until I saw it with my own eyes; I couldn't believe her new haircut.
Correct
Needs revision
As we begin our study of The Declaration of Independence, keep in mind that we once belonged to England.
Correct
Needs revision
There were thirteen colonies that unanimously agreed to break from Britain; if just one had disagreed, who knows where we'd be now?
correct
needs revision
The people who founded the colonies had certain qualities___courage, imagination, and faith.
comma
colon
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.
correct
needs revision
Which clause can't stand alone as a sentence?
dependent
independent
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.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
