Quick Rules Review (Grammar & Punctuation)

Quick Rules Review (Grammar & Punctuation)

Capitalization Rules

Analyze the rules to prepare yourself for the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• On the way to visit my Aunt in california, we crossed the golden gate bridge.

• On the way to visit my aunt in California, we crossed the golden gate bridge.

• On the way to visit my Aunt in California, we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge.

• On the way to visit my aunt in California, we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• From the backseat I heard Dad shout, "Wake up, kids, and take in this view!"

• From the backseat I heard dad shout, "Wake up, kids, and take in this view!"

• From the backseat I heard dad shout, "wake up, kids, and take in this view!"

• From the backseat i heard dad shout, "wake up, kids, and take in this view!"

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• Grandma florence, whose other son is a Senator, started talking way too fast in french.

• Grandma Florence, whose other son is a senator, started talking way too fast in French.

• Grandma Florence, whose other son is a Senator, started talking way too fast in French.

• Grandma Florence, whose other son is a senator, started talking way too fast in french.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• My brother never looked up from the book he was reading, the hunger games.

• My brother never looked up from the book he was reading, The Hunger games.

• My brother never looked up from the book he was reading, The hunger Games.

• My brother never looked up from the book he was reading, The Hunger Games.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• my mother said, "what a beautiful sight!" and then she hugged dad.

• My Mother said, "What a beautiful sight!" And then she hugged Dad.

• My mother said, "What a beautiful sight!" and then she hugged Dad.

• My mother said, "what a beautiful sight!" and then she hugged Dad.

Apostrophe Rules

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Jeremys brand new fishing pole is already broken.

• Jeremy's brand new fishing pole is already broken.

• Jeremy's brand new fishing pole is already brok'n.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South in the 1860s.

• The American civil war was fought between the North and the South in the 1860's.

• The american Civil War was fought between the north and the south in the 1860's.

• The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South in the 1860's.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• My cousins and I went to see James' new lab puppies.

• My Cousins and I went to see Jame's new lab puppies.

• My cousin's and I went to see James' new lab puppies.

• My cousins and I went to see James's new lab puppies.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• My Cousins told me that its a good idea to avoid the lions habitat.

• My Cousin's told me that its a good idea to avoid the lions habitat.

• My cousin's told me that its a good idea to avoid the lion's habitat.

• My cousins told me that it's a good idea to avoid the lions' habitat.

Number Rules

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Many wars took place during the twentieth century.

• Many war's took place during the 20th century.

• Many war's took place during the 20th Century.

• Many wars took place during the 20th century.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• I counted to see that I was the 58^th person on the list.

• I counted to see that I was the fifty-eigth person on the list.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Last year, 8% of students were more than 6 ft. tall.

• Last year eight percent of students were more than 6 ft. tall.

• Last year, eight percent of students were more than 6 feet tall.

• Last year 8% of students were more than 6 feet tall.

Quotation Mark Rules

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• My teacher said that "it's important to follow grammar rules."

• My teacher said that it's important to follow grammar rules.

• My teacher said that "its important to follow grammar rules."

• My Teacher said that its important to follow grammar rules.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• Have you read the poem, Annabel Lee?

• Have you read the poem "Annabel Lee"?

• Have you read the poem, "Annabel Lee?"

• Have you read the poem, "annabel lee?"

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• Thursday is fine, Mom said, for the birthday party.

• "Thursday is fine, mom said, for the birthday party"

• "Thursday is fine," mom said "for the birthday party."

• "Thursday is fine," Mom said, "for the birthday party."

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• In class we are reading ''The Crucible."

• In class, we are reading The Crucible.

• In class we are reading the Crucible.

• In class, we are reading, "The Crucible."

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Mark shouted, "Call 911!" before running back outside.

• Mark shouted, "Call 911," before running back outside.

• Mark shouted, Call 911, before running back outside.

• Mark shouted "Call 911" before running back outside.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• "Do we start school on Wednesday," asked Cara?

• Do we start school on wednesday asked Cara?

• "Do we start school on Wednesday?" asked Cara.

• Do we start school on Wednesday? asked Cara.