Semicolons
Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?
a) On the bad weather day; Fat Seal would not come back upstairs. We were not sure that she knew how to climb stairs.
b) MJ carried her down the stairs; and she found a little hiding spot.
c) After the storm was over, we tried to coax her out of her hiding spot; but she just stared at us.
d) She eventually came out of hiding; I had to totally ignore her and leave out a cheeseball.
D) She eventually came out of hiding; I had to totally ignore her and leave out a cheeseball.
Use a colon to introduce a list that follows a/an
__________________ ____________________.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
SIMPLE SENTENCE
COMPLETE THOUGHT
When should you use an apostrophe?
a) To make something plural
b) to show possession or make a contraction
c)to separate independent clauses
d) to make a list
B) TO SHOW POSSESSION OR MAKE A CONTRACTION
Which sentence correctly uses commas?
a) Otter you cannot just walk up to random tables at restaurants and eat their rolls. You do not know them!
b) Otter you cannot just walk up to random tables at restaurants, and eat their rolls. You do not know them!
c) Otter, you cannot just walk up to random tables at restaurants and eat their rolls. You do not know them!
d) c) Otter, you, cannot just walk up to random tables at restaurants, and eat their rolls. You do not know them!
c) Otter, you cannot just walk up to random tables at restaurants and eat their rolls. You do not know them!
This is the comma of direct address.
Finish the sentence:
Quotation marks always ______ ______ __________.
COME IN PAIRS!
When can you use a semicolon?
a) before a list
b) to join two sentences with a coordinating conjunction
c) to join two simple sentences
d) only after quotations
C) TO JOIN TWO SIMPLE SENTENCES
What is one use of the colon?
a) to join two prepositional phrases
b) to start a list (only after a VERB)
c) to punctuate the salutation of a formal/ business letter
d) to make happy faces when texting our BFFs
c) to punctuate the salutation of a formal/ business letter
The cat attacked Dantan with all it's might; he was out for blood!
This sentence has an error. True or False?
TRUE
Which TWO of the following sentences use commas correctly?
a) Triangles felt awful for frustrating his teacher. He had talked when she was talking, made lots of noises, and bothered his neighbors.
b) Ms. Dudley did NOT accept his apology and she told him that he was going to be called Carson again starting tomorrow.
c) As one would expect, Carson cried like a small child who had fallen on the playground.
d) Because Carson could not stop sobbing loudly he was removed from the classroom for the remainder of the year.
a) Triangles felt awful for frustrating his teacher. He had talked when she was talking, made lots of noises, and bothered his neighbors.
c) As one would expect, Carson cried like a small child who had fallen on the playground.
How should quotation marks be placed with other punctuation marks?
A. Periods and commas go outside the quotation marks
B. Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks
C. It doesn't matter where punctuation goes
D. Punctuation should be omitted with quotation marks
B) PERIODS AND COMMAS GO INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a) Mario has rage issues; otherwise, he would be allowed to use silverware at lunch and sit with other people.
b) Ms. Dudley tried to let Mario listen to relaxing nature sounds; but he just got even angrier.
c) She did not know that he, in fact; hates nature and every sound coming from nature.
d) Daiana said to him "Mario if you hate the sound of the ocean then we cannot be friends."
a) Mario has rage issues; otherwise, he would be allowed to use silverware at lunch and sit with other people.
a) Flynn cries: during breakfast, during lunch, and definitely during dinner.
b) Flynn has cried for the following reasons today: his missing hippo plushie, Alianna looking at him, and the sun shining.
c) Flynn is always crying: do we know why? does he know why? do we care?
d) Flynn has to drink five gallons of water a day: He gets dehydrated quickly.
b) Flynn has cried for the following reasons today: his missing hippo plushie, Alianna looking at him, and the sun shining.
For most plural nouns (those that end with -s or -es):
a) add an s, an apostrophe, and another s
b) don't do anything
c) add an apostrophe and an s
d) add only an apostrophe
D) add only an apostrophe
Which sentence uses commas correctly with interrupted dialogue?
A. "I think," whispered Not Alan "that I should put the chip bag down."
B. "I think" whispered Not Alan, "that I should put the chip bag down."
C. "I think," whispered Not Alan, "that I should put the chip bag down."
D. "I think", whispered Not Alan, "that I should put the chip bag down."
C) "I think," whispered Not Alan, "that I should put the chip bag down."
Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and commas?
A. "Stop running," shouted the teacher "you might fall!"
B. "Stop running", shouted the teacher, "you might fall!"
C. "Stop running," shouted the teacher, "you might fall!"
D. "Stop running" shouted the teacher, "you might fall!"
C) "STOP RUNNING," SHOUTED THE TEACHER, "YOU MIGHT FALL!"
What do I need to add to the sentence below?
Payton stays awake all night building houses out of Legos for his pet snails consequently he falls asleep in class all the time.
We need to add a SEMICOLON after SNAILS, and we need to add a COMMA after CONSEQUENTLY.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a) Omar's behavior caused the soccer team to be banned by every major charter bus company: Spirit Coach, Trailways, and C & S Charter.
b) Coach Feldner said: he was going to give him one more chance to clean up his act.
c) Luckily, Omar found a really great quote in a book to help him: Most children misbehave because they do not get enough hugs.
d) To Whom It May Concern,
Please consider allowing our team back on the charter bus. Omar can be kicked off the team!
a) Omar's behavior caused the soccer team to be banned by every major charter bus company: Spirit Coach, Trailways, and C & S Charter.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! This trivia question is worth DOUBLE the points.
What sporting event is held every MEMORIAL DAY?
a) The Masters
b) USA Boxing International Championship
c) Indy 500
d) Kentucky Derby
C) THE INDY 500!
a) Jax refused to associate with Easton because he ripped up his paper flower, smashed his grilled cheese at lunch and called him bad names.
b) Shanys could not focus in class, especially English, as Mashea constantly bothered her.
c) According to Zander, he could not leave Olivia alone because he was jealous of her curly hair being longer than his!
d) Ali, your South Park cup spills almost every day; it's a messy, gigantic problem.
A) We are missing a comma after lunch!
DOUBLE JEOPARDY TRIVIA FACT!
Which of the following is true about cats?
a) They meow to determine the location of objects.
b) They each have a unique nose print.
c) Cats cannot recognize human voices.
d) Cats cannot move their ears independently.
B) THEY EACH HAVE A UNIQUE NOSE PRINT!
Cayden's first album sold three copies two of those were to Riley. He had written songs about lots of strange things chezburgers, grandmas, drawings of his grandmas, and dryer sheets. Riley didn't even mean to buy Cayden's album he was told it was the boxed set of Winnie the Pooh Goes to Town.
I need to add ______ semicolons.
3
This sentence is missing THREE pieces of punctuation. Which ones, and where do they need to be placed?
Budders ideas about government were getting stranger so we gave him a copy of this famous quote "Communism exploits the people based on the greed or intellect of the few."
Apostrophe (Budders')
Colon (quote:)
Comma (stranger, so)
Which of the following sentences contains an error with apostrophes?
a) Steve and his class had a ballet recital last night. His classmates' frustrations with him were growing by the day.
b) Steve's teacher was hoping he would come down with the flu, but he didn't.
c) Before the big performance, Steve's anxiety was through the rough; he practiced meditating in Wal-Mart.
d) Steve was kicked out of his ballet class, so he had to join the toddler ballet group. He was jealous of all the childrens talent, and he stole all their sippy cups.
d) Steve was kicked out of his ballet class, so he had to join the toddler ballet group. He was jealous of all the childrens talent, and he stole all their sippy cups.
Which of the following sentences contains coordinate adjectives that would require a comma or commas?
a) The small wooden table had been colored on with pink magic marker; we know it was Aiden Smith!
b) Flynn's tears froze to his face in the cold bitter wind.
c) The kind English teacher eventually flipped out on Donovan.
d) A large green frog jumped in front of Flynn, and he cried...again.
B) COLD, BITTER
FLYNN STOP CRYING FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY!
Which of the following is the correct way to use quotation marks to punctuate the title of a book?
a) "The Shy Little Kitten" is Jax's favorite book.
b) "The Shy Little Kitten," is Jax's favorite book.
c) Is this a trick question? I didn't think we used quotation marks with book titles.
d) "The Shy Little Kitten is Jax's favorite book."
C) Is this a trick question? I didn't think we used quotation marks with book titles.
WE DON'T! We underline or italicize.