Punctuation

Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.

For the picnic we brought the following__ sandwiches, chips, and fruit salad.

• comma

• semicolon

• colon

• hyphen

Choose the direct quotation that is punctuated correctly.

• My grandma said "There's always something to be thankful for."

• "You must finish your dinner before you can go outside", Mom said.

• "Jesus lives, " exclaimed George!

• Pastor Dan said, "We love Him because He first loved us."

Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.

On September 2, 1945_ World War II came to an end.

• hyphen

• comma

• colon

• no punctuation

Choose the correct punctuation for the blank.

The large _ office building could withstand winds up to 200 mph.

• colon

• apostrophe

• comma

• no punctuation

After what word does the semicolon belong.

The Lord gives grace each day His love is never failing.

• grace

• day

• love

• no semicolon needed

Determine if the sentence is correctly punctuated or not.

The name Isaiah has two a's and two i's.

• correct

• not correct

The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem Ozymandias.

How should Ozymandias be punctuated?

• underlined

• in quotation marks

• with commas around

• no punctuation needed

"Oh, what a rich inheritance a spotless reputation leaves __ exclaimed Charles Phillips.

• ,"

• !"

• ."

Determine if the sentence is punctuated correctly or not.

"What did the pastor mean when he said Satan is like a lion?" asked Ben.

• correct

• not correct

Which word should be underlined?

Fredrick Remington's bronze sculpture Cheyenne represents American life in the Far West.

• bronze sculpture

• Cheyenne

• American life

• Far West