Grammar and Punctuation Skills

Quotations

Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Grammar

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Question: Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence?

Jane said, Please pass me the salt.

Answer: Jane said, “Please pass me the salt.”

Question: Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence?

I love the poem by Carl Sandberg called The Fog

Answer: I love the poem by Carl Sandberg called “The Fog.”

Question: Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence?

Please wait, John interrupted, until all students are seated.

Answer: “Please wait,” John interrupted, “until all students

are seated.”

Question: Where do the quotation marks belong in the following sentence?

My brother’s favorite song, God Bless the USA, is often used to express patriotism.

Answer: My brother’s favorite song, “God Bless the USA,” is

often used to express patriotism.

Question: Which word in the following sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The sientist found the cure for the woman’s disease.

Answer: scientist

Question: Which word in the following sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The train’s deparchure for Boston was delayed because of a blizzard.

Answer: departure

Question: Which word in the following sentence is spelled incorrectly?

The toddler was draging his toy around the gymnasium while the team practiced.

Answer: dragging

Question: Which word in the following sentence is spelled incorrectly?

Richard earned a scolarship to his favorite college.

Answer: scholarship

Question: What words need to be capitalized in the following sentence?

mr. beasley, my math teacher, was born in paris, france.

Answer: Mr. Beasley, Paris, France

Question: What words need to be capitalized in the following sentence?

we’re going to magic mountain on friday of next week.

Answer: We’re,

Magic Mountain, Friday

Question: What words need to be capitalized in the following sentence?

We just saw “the wizard of oz” at the ahmanson theatre.

Answer: The Wizard of Oz, Ahmanson Theatre

Question: What words need to be capitalized in the following sentence?

The article I read, “crafts for kids,” gave me some great ideas for mother’s day.

Answer: Crafts for Kids, Mother’s Day

Question: What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence?

The bald eagle a symbol of our nation’s strength is an endangered animal

Answer: The bald eagle, a symbol of our nation’s strength, is an

endangered animal.

Question: What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence?

Mr. Turner yelled “Wait for me”

Answer: Mr. Turner yelled, “Wait for me!”

Question: What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence?

I stacked the crackers chips and cookies on my friends desk.

Answer: I stacked the crackers, chips, and cookies on my

friend’s desk.

Question: What punctuation needs to be added to the following sentence?

The crows nest fell from the tree and it landed on a bush

Answer: The crow’s nest fell from the tree, and it landed on

a bush.

Question: Correct the word usage mistake in the underlined phrase.

I told him, but he won’t do nothing about it.

Answer: but he won’t do anything

Question: Correct the word usage mistake in the underlined phrase.

Brenda’s earrings was lying on the table.

Answer: earrings were lying

Question: Correct the word usage mistake in the underlined phrase.

Who’re the best singer in sixth grade?

Answer: Who’s the best

Question: Correct the word usage mistake in the underlined phrase.

The window should of been closed last night.

Answer: should have been