6th Grade Grammar and Punctuation (EOY)

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: "The Peabody Museum of Natural History is at 170 Whitney Ave New Haven CT 06520"

• The Peabody Museum of Natural History is at 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06520.

• The Peabody Museum of Natural History is at 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT, 06520.

• The Peabody Museum of Natural History is at, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven CT 06520.

• correct as is

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: "The audience can enter the theater at 730 pm but the show doesn’t start until 800 pm"

• The audience can enter the theater at 7:30 p.m. but the show doesn’t start until 8:00 p.m.

• The audience can enter the theater at 730 p.m. but the show doesn’t start until 800 p.m.

• The audience can enter the theater at 7:30 pm but the show doesn’t start until 8:00 pm.

• correct as is

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: Did you know that India is a country in Asia and has a population of over 800 million?

• Did you know that India is a country in Asia, and has a population of over 800 million.

• Did you know that India is a country in Asia and has a population of over 800 million.

• Did you know that India, is a country in Asia and has a population of over 800 million?

• correct as is

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: "Only China the most populous country in the world has a larger population than India has."

• Only China, the most populous country in the world, has a larger population than India has.

• Only China, the most populous country in the world has a larger population, than India has.

• Only China, the most populous country, in the world has a larger population than India has.

• correct as is

Choose the answer option in which all apostrophes, quotation marks, and italics (underlining) are used correctly.

• a movie, Oliver Twist

• a movie, "Oliver Twist"

Choose the answer option in which all apostrophes, quotation marks, and italics (underlining) are used correctly.

• a friend's thoughts

• a friends' thoughts

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: "Marcos looked confused. Why do you want to know? he asked. Choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated."

• Marcos looked confused. “Why do you want to know?” he asked.

• Marcos looked confused. “Why do you want to know? he asked.”

• correct as is

• “Marcos looked confused. Why do you want to know?” he asked.

Read the sentence and choose the answer option that is correctly punctuated: "I’ve noticed that my lock always sticks on the 0, Pedro explained. Im going to get a new one, I think."

• “I’ve noticed that my lock always sticks on the 0, Pedro explained. “I’m going to get a new one, I think.”

• “I’ve noticed that my lock always sticks on the 0,” Pedro explained. “I’m going to get a new one, I think.”

• correct as is

• “I’ve noticed that my lock always sticks on the 0, Pedro explained. I’m going to get a new one, I think.”

Choose the answer option that correctly identifies the complete subject and has the simple subject underlined: "Our books and worksheets were given to us by the teacher."

• Our books and worksheets were given

•  Our books and worksheets

• books and worksheets were given to us

• were given to us by the teacher

Choose the answer option that correctly identifies the complete subject and has the simple subject underlined: "The two plump dogs sat at the window all afternoon."

• The two plump dogs

• The two plump dogs sat

• sat at the window

• sat at the window all afternoon