Punctuation Middle School

What is the correct way to punctuate the abbreviation of the name Edgar Allan Poe?

• E.a. Poe

• Ea Poe

• EA Poe

• E.A. Poe

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Cameron visited his grandpa, whom—he adores, after school yesterday.

• Cameron visited his grandpa (whom he adores) after school yesterday.

• Cameron visited his grandpa whom—he adores—after school yesterday.

• Cameron visited, his grandpa whom he adores, after school yesterday.

What type of punctuation does this sentence need?
Math is my favorite subject ___

• !

• ?

• .

• ,

Is this a question or a statement?

• .

• ,

• ?

• !

I have a big brown dog

• ?

• &

• !

• .

If this is said in anger, what punctuation mark should you use?

• !

• ?

• ;

• .

What is used at the end of a question

• Period

• Question Mark

• Hyphen

• Comma

What is used at the end of a sentence to show excitement

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Period

• Colon

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• A) The cat sat on the mat, and the dog lay beside it.

• B) The cat sat on the mat and the dog lay beside it.

• C) The cat sat on the mat; and the dog lay beside it.

• D) The cat sat on the mat: and the dog lay beside it.

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

• A) Comma

• B) Period

• C) Exclamation mark

• D) Question mark