Punctuation and Grammar Quiz

Where do the two missing apostrophes (') go?

• Steven's team's win was a shock to the coach' and traine'r.

• Steven's team's win was a shock to the coach and trainer.

• Steven's teams win was a shock to the coach' and trainer.

• Steven's team's win was a shock to the coach' and train'er.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Where does the missing colon (:) go?

• Here's what I need you to get me: apples, oranges, and flour.

• Here's: what I need you to get me apples, oranges, and flour.

• Here's what I need you to get me apples, oranges, and flour.

• Here's what I need you to get me apples, oranges, and: flour.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Where does the missing speech mark go (" ")?

• When the teacher said "Put your pens down!" we did.

• When the teacher said "Put your pens down! we did."

• When the teacher said Put your pens down!" we did.

• When the teacher said "Put your pens down! we did.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly uses the apostrophe (') correctly?

• The rocks' rolled down the mountain.

• I could've gone if I'd made the time.

• The baby's waited patiently in their strollers.

• Weve decided to postpone the event after all.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which sentence correctly uses brackets?

• There are several ways of beginning to write an essay (all of them equally helpful) and it depends on writers which they prefer.

• There are several ways (of beginning to write an essay) all of them equally helpful and it depends on writers which they prefer.

• There are several ways of beginning to write an essay all of them equally helpful (and it depends on writers) which they prefer.

• There are several ways of beginning to write an essay all of them equally helpful and it depends on writers (which they prefer).

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following words have quotation marks (' and ') to tell the reader not to take them literally?

• He said to her, "I thought 'Casablanca' was a good film."

• The teacher described his student as 'a motivated and conscientious worker'.

• The poem is about the 'unsinkable' Titanic.

• Therese was not familiar with the word 'officious'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence? "There are two main sports—soccer and league that are popular in this country."

• ,

• —

• ...

• :

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence? "Our party is on Saturday night it will begin at 7 pm."

• ,

• —

• ...

• ;

Which punctuation mark is missing from this sentence? "You have only two choices dinner or bed."

• '

• —

• ...

• :

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

• I watched the winter Olympics every night it was on.

• I watched the Winter Olympics every night it was on.

• I watched the winter olympics Every Night it was on.

• I watched the winter olympics every night it was on.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A