Grammar and Language Quiz

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

• "This here netsuke," said Mr. Washington, "Made by the artist Kano Tomokazu.

• "This netsuke," said Mr. Washington, "was made by the artist Kano Tomokazu."

• "This netsuke," said Mr Washington, "was made by the artist Tomokazu."

• This netsuke," said Mr. Washington "was made by the artist Kano Tomokazu.

Choose all of the following that are considered proper nouns.

• don't know

• names of places

• people's names

• common nouns

• people's titles in front of their names

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is dialogue?

• written speech enclosed in quotation marks that makes your writing more interesting

• something that is set off with commas

• something of which I have never heard

• different types of questions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that is free from errors in punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.

• He said, "Raiden, the Thunder Demon, is pulling the wind out of his sack."

• He said, "Raiden, the Thunder Demon, pulling the wind out of his sack.

• He said "Raiden, the Thunder Demon, is pulling the wind out of his sack."

• He said, "Raiden, the Thunder Demon is pulling the wind out of his sack"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose ALL of the following words that are considered to be tag words used in setting off dialogue.

• screamed

• through

• announced

• cried

• after

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

When writing dialogue, what punctuation marks are used to show that the character is speaking those exact words?

• apostrophes

• quotation marks

• commas

• semicolons

• colons

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D