Grammar Quiz #4 Review: Capitalization & Punctuation

Which sentence has correct capitalization and punctuation?

• Unlike most kids i did not use crayons.

• unlike most kids, i did not use crayons?

• Unlike most kids, I did not use crayons.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence has correct capitalization and punctuation?

• Our homeroom teacher, Miss Busch, announced that our lockers would be reviewed for neatness.

• Our homeroom teacher miss busch announced that our lockers would be reviewed for neatness!

• Our homeroom teacher Miss Busch announced that our lockers would be reviewed for neatness?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

In this sentence: Our homeroom teacher, Miss Busch, announced that our lockers would be reviewed for neatness. - Why is "Miss Busch" capitalized?

• Because she is the wife of a president.

• Because it is a common noun.

• Because it is the subject.

• Because it is a proper noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which sentence is capitalized and punctuated correctly?

• Did i finish out the year in noble exile stripped of all honors.

• Did I finish out the year in noble exile, stripped of all honors?

• Did I finish out the year in noble exile stripped of all honors!

What type of question is this:

Did I finish out the year in noble exile, stripped of all honors?

• a statement

• a question

• a command

• shows excitement

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• There I played Ping-Pong, in the game room with Lee Holmes Ralph Cottman and others.

• There I played Ping-Pong in the game room with Lee Holmes, Ralph Cottman, and others.

• There, I played Ping-Ping, in the game room, with Lee Holmes Ralph Cottman and others.

When do you use capital letters in a sentence?

• at the beginning of the first word of a sentence

• for the proper pronoun "I"

• for names and other proper nouns

• all of the above

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?
Have you ever visited the Okefenokee swamp?

• you
• visited
• swamp
• ever

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Georgia became a state on January 2 1788.

• Georgia, became a state on January 2 1788.

• Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788.

Which is the correct way to write the bold word?
Ginnys cat likes honey and carrots.

• Ginnys'
• Ginny's
• Ginny's'
• Ginnyes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B