Worksheetsdol #117
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Banneker wuz born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731. He attended school there.
Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland; in 1731. He attended school there.
Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731. He attended school there.
Banneker was born near Baltimore, Maryland, in 1731; He attended school there.
As writers, what punctuation mark must we remember to use when writing city and then state?
use a hyphen between city and state
use a comma between city and state
use a colon between city and state
use a semicolon between city and state
use a comma before city and state
As writers, what must we remember to do to the first word of a sentence?
capitalize the last letter
capitalize the first letter
capitalize nothing
boldface it all
italicize the first letter
Choose the sentence that is free from errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself astronomy.
He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe and taught himself astronomy.
He was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself Astronomy.
Him was extremely interested in mathmatics, I believe, and taught himself astronomy.
What is a declarative sentence?
a sentence that doesn't declare a statement and doesn't use a period
a sentence that declares a statement and uses a period
a sentence that declares a statement and uses a question mark
a sentence that declares a question and uses a period
a sentence that declares a statement and use an exclamation point
What punctuation mark is used to set off interrupters?
apostrophes
commas
semicolons
exclamation points
colons
What is the interrupter in b.?
extremely interested
mathmatics and astronomy
taught himself
in and and
I believe
