Place the Pause
Oh Is That Right?
Make Your Mark
The Right Mark?
True or False?
100
Where should the commas go in this sentence? The haunted house was dark scary and weird.
What is: The haunted house was dark, scary, and weird.
100
RIGHT or WRONG? Two, of the boys, were playing trumpet, but all of the girls were playing flutes.
What is wrong?
100
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence?Danielle asked her coach, Do you think we have a chance of winning the division championship this year?
What is: Danielle asked her coach, "Do you think we have a chance of winning the division championship this year?"
100
RIGHT or WRONG? "Will you promise to write to me, cried Makayla," even after you've made friends at your new school?
What is wrong?
100
TRUE or FALSE? A comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a pause is needed in a sentence.
What is true?
200
Where should the commas go in this sentence? No they did not make a plan for their trip.
What is: No, they did not make a plan for their trip.
200
RIGHT or WRONG? Walter, the guy who has the highest average, studies every night.
What is right?
200
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence? Duke University, said Coach Lambert, has the greatest boy's basketball team of all time!
What is: "Duke University," said Coach Lambert, "has the greatest boy's basketball team of all time!"
200
RIGHT or WRONG? "The school bus was unbearably hot today!" Hunter exclaimed to his mom as he dragged himself into the house.
What is right?
200
TRUE or FALSE? A complete sentence contains only a subject?
What is false?
300
Where should the commas go in this sentence? There was no question that Lynn's sculpture an ugly bird was the worst entry in the show.
What is: There was no question that Lynn's sculpture, an ugly bird, was the worst entry in the show.
300
RIGHT or WRONG? Bruce, are you coming over to hunt Saturday?
What is right?
300
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence? If you were asked to make a choice, said Mom, would you rather go camping in the mountains or swimming at the beach?
What is: "If you were asked to make a choice," said Mom, "would you rather go camping in the mountains or swimming at the beach?"
300
RIGHT or WRONG? "As soon as Daniel got home from his soccer game," Dad asked, "So how badly did you beat them?"
What is wrong?
300
TRUE or FALSE? A conjunction joins words, phrases, and clauses together in a sentence.
What is true?
400
Where should the commas go in this sentence? The law student studied hard but he scored low on his exam.
What is: The law student studied hard, but he scored low on his exam.
400
RIGHT or WRONG? You can order pizza, the restaurant's specialty.
What is right?
400
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence? Mr. Clark asked the class, Who would like to summarize the story we just read?
What is: Mr. Clark asked the class, "Who would like to summarize the story we just read?"
400
RIGHT or WRONG? "Be sure to feed the dog before we leave," Mom said, "because we won't be back home tonight until after midnight."
What is right?
400
TRUE or FALSE? Commas are NOT needed in a sentence to divide items in a list.
What is false?
500
Where should the commas go in this sentence? Geologists have found disconformity nonconformity and angular unconformity in rock layers.
What is: Geologists have found disconformity, nonconformity, and angular unconformity in rock layers.
500
RIGHT or WRONG? The Daily Examiner, our newspaper had an article about pet care in it today.
What is wrong?
500
Where should the quotation marks go in this sentence? Do I understand correctly, questioned Mrs. Palmer, that you are going away to college next year?
What is: "Do I understand correctly," questioned Mrs. Palmer, "that you are going away to college next year?"
500
RIGHT or WRONG? "If Destiny is going to try out for the school play," she needs to practice her lines more, said Mrs. Jackson.
What is wrong?
500
TRUE or FALSE? A phrase is a word cluster lacking a subject and verb combination.
What is true?
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