Punctuation Rules

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• That is Mary's bike.

• That is Marys bike.

• That is Marys' bike.

• That is Mary bike.

I have a big brown dog

• ?

• &

• !

• .

Wow! We won the game

• ?

• &

• !

• .

Which sentence is correct?

• My birthday is on October 18 1996.

• My birthday is on October 18, 1996.

• My birthday, is on, October 18 1996.

• My birthday is on October, 18, 1996.

I'd just rather have been anywhere else than the middle of this street on a ​ (a)   afternoon.

• cold, wet Saturday

• cold wet Saturday

• cold, wet, Saturday

• cold, wet Saturday,

Answer explanation

cold and wet are coordinate adjectives and need a comma to separate them. How can you tell? -They are in the same dosa scomp category, and putting "and" in between them doesn't change the meaning of the sentence.

Tags

grammar

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?  asked Jackson.

• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday? asked Jackson.

• "didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Petey my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Petey, my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

• Petey, my pet snake has only bitten one person.

• Petey my pet snake, has only bitten one person.

When do you need to use commas with an appositive?

• always

• when the appostitive describes a noun

• when the appositive is essential to the sentence

• when the appostive isn't really necessary and could be removed from the sentence

Which punctuation do I use for this sentence?

I can't believe I got a 100 on my reading and math tests

• question mark ?

• period .

• exclamation mark !

Where are you going

• .

• ?

• !

• "