Name
1. Which of these sentences has the comma in
D) My car washing machine, and TV all broke
the right place?
down today
A) Please get me, some eggs milk and some butter.
5) Which of these sentences has BOTH commas
B) Please get me some eggs, milk and some butter. in the right places?
C) Please get me some eggs milk, and some butter. A) The school which, had only just opened, burnt
down.
D) Please get me some eggs milk and, some butter.
B) The school which, had only just opened burnt,
down.
2. Which of these sentences has the comma in C) The school, which had only just opened, burnt
the right place? down.
A) Get the nails the hammer and, the pliers before D) The school, which had only just, opened burnt
you start. down.
B) Get, the nails the hammer and the pliers before
you start.
6) Which of these sentences has BOTH commas
C) Get the nails, the hammer and the pliers before in the right places?
you start.
A) Secretaries, or, other workers can often get free
D) Get the nails the hammer, and the pliers before eye tests.
you start.
B) Secretaries, or other workers can often, get free
eye tests.
3)Which of these sentences has the comma in C) Secretaries or, other workers can often, get free
the right place? eye tests.
A) My kids are called Harry, Joe and Sam. D) Secretaries, or other workers, can often get free
eye tests.
B) My kids are called, Harry Joe and Sam.
C) My kids are called Harry Joe, and Sam.
7) Which of these sentences has BOTH commas
D) My kids are called Harry Joe and, Sam. in the right places?
A) Hani, who is my elder sister, is 62 this year.
4. Which of these sentences has the comma in B) Hani, who is, my elder sister is 62 this year.
the right place?
C) Hani who is, my elder sister, is 62 this year.
A) My car washing machine and, TV all broke
down today. D) Hani who is my elder sister, is 62, this year.
B) My car, washing machine and TV all broke
down today.
8) Circle the most appropriate response.
C) My car washing, machine and TV all broke
down today. a) The books cover was torn.
b) The book's cover was torn. c) My sisters' car broke down in the middle of the
street.
c) The books' cover was torn. d) My sister's car broke down in the middle of the
street.
d) The book cover's was torn.
14) Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
9. Circle the most appropriate response.
a) The teacher said, "Please finish your work by
Do you know when the meeting starts Friday."
b) She told me about the meeting. b) The teacher said "Please finish your work by
c) I wonder when the meeting starts. Friday".
d) Where did you go yesterday. c) The teacher said, Please finish your work by
Friday.
10) Which sentence is correctly punctuated? d) The teacher said "Please finish your work, by
Friday."
a) He had three reasons for leaving: the weather,
15) Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
the traffic, and the time.
b) He had: three reasons for leaving the weather, a) "Where are you going?" he asked.
b) "Where are you going, he asked?"
the traffic, and the
c) Where are you going, he asked?
time. d) Where are you going? he asked.
c) He had three: reasons for leaving the weather,
the traffic, and the time.
d) He: had three reasons for leaving the weather, 16) Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
the a) She said, I can't wait to go on vacation.
b) She said, "I can't wait to go on vacation."
11. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly? c) She said. "I can't wait to go on vacation."
a) I have a lot of homework; but I am going to the d) She said I can't wait to go on vacation.
party tonight.
b) I have a lot of homework but; I am going to the
party tonight.
c) I have a lot of homework; I am going to the 17) Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
party tonight.
d) I have a lot of homework I am going to; the a) The boys shoes were too big.
party tonight. b) The boy's shoes were too big.
c) The boys' shoes were too big.
traffic, and the time. d) The boys' shoe were too big.
12) Select the sentence with the correct use of
quotation marks.
a) She said, I will go to the store. 18) Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
b) She said, "I will go to the store."
c) She, said "I will go to the store." a) "I can't believe we won the game exclaimed
d) She, said "I will go to the store." Sarah."
b) "I can't believe we won the game!" exclaimed
13) Which of the following sentences is correctly Sarah.
punctuated? c) "I can't believe we won the game" exclaimed
a) My sister's car, broke down in the middle of the Sarah.
street. d) "I can't believe we won the game," exclaimed
b) My sisters car broke down in the middle of the Sarah!
street.
