Punctuation Party

Commas

100

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• a) "I bought eggs, milk, and bread."
• b) "I bought, eggs, milk, and bread."
• c) "I bought eggs milk and bread."

a) "I bought eggs, milk, and bread."

200

Where should the comma(s) go in the following sentence?

I enjoy reading playing sports and going to the movies.

I enjoy reading, playing sports, and going to the movies.

300

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• a) "After school I have soccer practice."
• b) "After school, I have soccer practice."
• c) "After school I, have soccer practice."

b) "After school, I have soccer practice."

Semicolons & Colons

100

Choose the correct sentence with a semicolon.

• a) "I wanted pizza, but I settled for pasta."
• b) "I wanted pizza; but I settled for pasta."
• c) "I wanted pizza; I settled for pasta."

c) "I wanted pizza; I settled for pasta."

200

What is the correct use of a colon in this sentence?

There are three things I need from the store bread, milk, and eggs.

There are three things I need from the store: bread, milk, and eggs.

300

Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.

• a) "I can’t decide if I want to go to the party; or stay home."
• b) "I can’t decide if I want to go to the party or; stay home."
• c) "I can’t decide if I want to go to the party; I might stay home."

c) "I can’t decide if I want to go to the party; I might stay home."

Apostrophes

100

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• a) "Its a beautiful day outside."
• b) "It's a beautiful day outside."
• c) "Its' a beautiful day outside."

b) "It's a beautiful day outside."

200

Which sentence correctly shows possession?

• a) "The dogs bone was buried in the yard."
• b) "The dog's bone was buried in the yard."
• c) "The dogs' bone was buried in the yard."

b) "The dog's bone was buried in the yard."

300

Choose the correct sentence for the plural form.

• a) "I have two brothers' car keys."
• b) "I have two brother's car keys."
• c) "I have two brothers' car keys."

c) "I have two brothers' car keys."

Ending a Sentence

100

Which punctuation mark is needed at the end of this sentence?

Are you coming to the party

Answer: Question mark (?)

200

Which sentence ends with the correct punctuation?

• a) "What time is the meeting?"
• b) "What time is the meeting!"
• c) "What time is the meeting."

a) "What time is the meeting?"

300

Which punctuation mark should be used to end this sentence?

I can't believe you won the contest

Exclamation point (!)

Capitalization

100

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• a) "The Eiffel Tower is in paris."
• b) "The Eiffel Tower is in Paris."
• c) "The eiffel Tower is in Paris."

b) "The Eiffel Tower is in Paris."

200

Where should the capital letter go in this sentence?

my best friend lives in new york city.

My best friend lives in New York City.

300

Which sentence is correct?

• a) "i am going to visit my grandmother in Florida."
• b) "I am going to visit my grandmother in florida."
• c) "I am going to visit my grandmother in Florida."

c) "I am going to visit my grandmother in Florida."