Commas and Colons

The students were studying for their history test _____ it covers everything from the 1850's to the present.

• comma
• colon
• semicolon

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• The teacher wrote her lesson plans, graded papers and made out a test. 
• The teacher wrote her lesson plans, graded papers, and made out a test. 

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• Mrs. Scott, our Texas history teacher, planned our trip to Austin. 
• Mrs. Scott, our Texas history teacher planned our trip to Austin. 

Which sentence is punctuated INCORRECTLY?

• Today, the track team is leaving early.
• We brought apples, oranges, pineapples, and grapes to the picnic.
• We bought a new puppy, his name is Fred. 

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• Because we are leaving early, we must check with our teachers about missing homework.
• We must check with our teachers about missing homework, because we are leaving early. 
• Because, we are leaving early, we must check with our teachers about missing homework. 

We packed the car with supplies for our trip _____ food, tent, and camping gear. 

• semicolon
• comma
• colon

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• Whenever the movie is over, my mom said she would take us for pizza.
• Whenever the movie is over; my mom said she would take us for pizza. 

If you get your homework done early, you may have extra time to watch TV _____ or you can play video games.

• colon
• comma
• semicolon

My dad has a surprise trip planned for us during Spring Break _____ we have to wait until Friday to find out where he is taking us. 

• colon
• comma
• semicolon

Which sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY?

• We visited Austin, our state capitol.
• We visited Austin our state capitol. 
• We visited, Austin, our state capitol.