Dictionary Quiz!

The Punctuation Guide is on which page of your dictionary?

• 9

• 18

• 36

• 64

You can use a comma to:

• a. separate independent clauses joined with a conjunction.

• b. set off a nonrestrictive clause.

• c. separate independent clauses without a conjuction.

• A and B are correct.

Which shows a sentence correctly punctuated?

• I read her autobiography, which was published last July.

• I read her autobiography which was published last July.

• Neither are correct.

• Both are correct.

Which is correct?

• Listen, people, you have no choice in the matter!

• Listen people, you have no choice in the matter!

• Neither are correct.

• Both are correct.

Commas can also:

• replace periods.

• separate three or more items in a series or list.

• end a sentence.

• None of these options is correct.

Define dressage:

• A machine to scoop out mud and objects from the bed of a river.

• A disadvantage or problem.

• The training of a horse to perform a series of precise movements at the rider's command.

• A person who writes plays.

Define kelpie.

• A unit of measurement equal to one degree Celsius.

• A small shelter for a dog.

• A water spirit of Scottish folklore, usually taking the form of a horse.

• A large drum shaped like a bowl.

Define modicum.

• A small horse measuring about 17 hands high.

• A yarn of fabric made from the hair of the angora goat.

• A thick, brown liquid obtained from raw sugar.

• A small quantity of something.

A semicolon can:

• separate two main clauses, particularly when the clauses are of equal importance.

• separate elements like clauses or items in a series or list, particularly when one or more of the elements already includes a comma.

• Both answers are correct.

• Neither answer is correct.

Punctuation marks like commas and periods go _______ of quotation marks.

• Inside

• Outside

• All Around

• Upside down! What?! That's a crazy answer choice wowweee wowww don't pick this one