Punctuation Review

Extra Practice

Choose the sentence that IS written correctly with NO ERRORS in punctuation.

A. Is California in North America.B. Please, don’t touch the glass?C. Skylor is on the basketball team, she is a

good player.D. Dear President Obama:

A. Is California in North America?

B. Please, don’t touch the glass.

C. Skylor is on the basketball team; she is a good player.

D. Dear President Obama:

Answer

Choose the sentence that IS written correctly with NO ERRORS in punctuation.

a. Look at that monstrous shark!b. A group of fish is called a “school”c. Shakespeare was born around 1200 A D.d. I live in Madison, Mississippi one of the most

rural states in America.

Answer

a. Look at that monstrous shark!b. A group of fish is called a “school.”c. Shakespeare was born around 1200 A. D.d. I live in Madison, Mississippi, one of the most

rural states in America.

Which of the following sentences IS written correctly?

a. How compliant your dog is?b. Paris has several art museums; my favorite is

the Lièvre.c. These are the herbs we planted rosemary,

basil, and thyme.d. May I, Mrs. Autrey, borrow a reading book.

Answer

a. How compliant your dog is!b. Paris has several art museums; my favorite is

the Lièvre.c. These are the herbs we planted: rosemary,

basil, and thyme.d. May I, Mrs. Autrey, borrow a reading book?

Which of the following sentences IS written correctly?

a. Momma exclaimed, “look at today’s newspaper!”

b. Thirty five girls are trying out for the track team this year.

c. Theyre learning to sew uniforms.d. Oscar Meyer’s fat-free sausage is delicious.

Answer

a. Momma exclaimed, “Look at today’s newspaper!”

b. Thirty-five girls are trying out for the track team this year.

c. They’re learning to sew uniforms.d. Oscar Meyer’s fat-free sausage is delicious.

Which sentence contains an error in COMMA usage?

a. The anxious mother left detailed, precise instructions for her first babysitter.

b. The decision of what television show to watch should be yours, not mine.

c. Mr. Lawrence, worked as our middle school principal, for three years.

d. Although the bell has rung, the girls walked slowly to class.

Answer

a. The anxious mother left detailed, precise instructions for her first babysitter.

b. The decision of what television show to watch should be yours, not mine.

c. Mr. Lawrence, worked as our middle school principal, for three years. (You do not need the comma after Lawrence or the comma after principal.)

d. Although the bell has rung, the girls walked slowly to class.

Which sentence IS NOT correctly punctuated?

a. Lebron James, one of the greatest basketball player in the world, also played baseball in high school.

b. Maria lives in the big, white, two-story, house across the street.

c. My aunt, who lives in Georgia, is an avid reader and is always recommending her favorite books to me.

d. Mark, in order to improve his grade point average, repeated the geometry course because he got a D the first time.

Answer

a. Lebron James, one of the greatest basketball player in the world, also played baseball in high school.

b. Maria lives in the big, white, two-story, house across the street. (Maria lives in the big, white two-story house across the street.)

c. My aunt, who lives in Georgia, is an avid reader and is always recommending her favorite books to me.

d. Mark, in order to improve his grade point average, repeated the geometry course because he got a D the first time.