Proper Nouns
Dialogue Tags
Direct Address Commas
Prepositions
100
Which word in this sentence should be capitalized?
"Yesterday, I played soccer with my friend michael."
Michael
100
Identify the dialogue tag in this sentence:
"I love pizza," said Emma with a smile.
said Emma
100
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence when calling someone by name:
A. Marcus can you help me with my homework?
B. Marcus, can you help me with my homework?
B. Marcus, can you help me with my homework?
100
Which word is the preposition in this sentence:
"The book is on the table."
on
200
Choose the correctly capitalized sentence:
A. my friend sarah lives on oak street in denver, colorado.
B. My friend Sarah lives on Oak Street in Denver, Colorado.
B. My friend Sarah lives on Oak Street in Denver, Colorado.
200
Which sentence uses the dialogue tag correctly?
A. "I love pizza" said Emma with a smile.
B. "I love pizza," said Emma with a smile.
B. "I love pizza," said Emma with a smile.
200
Where does the comma go when addressing someone directly at the start of a sentence? Give an example.
After the name.
Example: "Ava, please pass the marker."
200
Which of these is a preposition that shows location?
A. beneath
B. jumped
C. beautiful
D. she
A beneath
300
What is a proper noun?
A specific name for a person, place, or thing
300
Where does the comma go when a dialogue tag is at the end of what a character says?
"quote" said Sam
in the quotation marks after the quote
"I'm ready," said Miguel
300
Correct this sentence by adding commas for direct address:
"Did you Jamie finish your project?"
Did you, Jamie, finish your project?
300
Choose the sentence that uses prepositions correctly:
A. The dog walked from the yard toward the fence.
B. The dog walked during the yard toward the fence.
C. The dog walked across the yard toward the fence.
D. The dog walked the yard toward the fence.
C
400
Edit this sentence to correctly capitalize all proper nouns:
"we visited the statue of liberty in new york city last july."
We visited the Statue of Liberty in New York City last July.
400
Fix punctuation and capitalization: "let's go home" said carla
"Let's go home," said Carla
400
Where does the comma go when addressing someone directly at the end of a sentence? Give an example
Before the name. Example: "Let's cook, Sophia"
400
Identify the prepositional phrases in this sentence
"The bird flew over the trees and landed on the branch."
Over the trees
500
Rewrite the sentence so that proper nouns and titles are correctly capitalized:
"mrs. adams took us to lincoln elementary school in boston."
Mrs. Adams took us to Lincoln Elementary School in Boston
500
Create a sentence using a dialogue tag at the start. Make sure to use the proper format!
Answers vary,
Stella said, "I love school"
500
What does direct address mean?
a speaker or writer communicates directly to a specific person, group, or audience
Using a name in a sentence while talking to them
500
Write a sentence using two prepositions.
Varied answers
"The dog ran through the garden and jumped onto the porch"