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More Advanced Punctuation

More Advanced Punctuation

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 2+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these correctly uses a colon?

My favorite cake is make of: chocolate, butter, and flour.

The very best apples are: Gala, Fuji, and Granny Smith.

We studied all of the genres on the list: argumentative, informative, and narrative.

My favorite novels are by: J.K. Rowling.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT the correct use of a colon?

Shakespeare said it best: "To thine own self be true.",

Life is like a puzzle: half the fun is in trying to work it out.

To Whom it May Concern: 
Please consider this application. 

There are so many different flavors of jelly beans, including: popcorn, fruit punch, and kiwi.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Sometimes you can use semicolons in a list, when some of those items already have commas.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you were to make a list that included:
- rotten, brown apples
- stinky, blue cheese
- moldy, green bread
What might be the best punctuation?

After forgetting to take out the trash before vacation, I came home to rotten, brown apples, stinky, blue cheese, and moldy, green bread.

After forgetting to take out the trash before vacation, I came home to rotten, brown apples; stinky, blue cheese; and moldy, green bread.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the correct use of a semicolon?

I went on vacation last week; I forgot to take the trash out before I left.

I went on vacation last week; I forgot to take the trash out; my house smelled bad.

I went on vacation last week; because it was spring break.

Spring break; a week off in April; is the last big vacation before summer break.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

It is rarely necessary to use ellipsis at the beginning of a quotation, even if the quotation begins mid-sentence.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You can use a dash instead of a comma to emphasize a point. 

True

False

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