Punctuation Presentation

INSTRUCTIONS

Read each sentence carefully to decide where the error has been placed. Click on the answer that you believe describes the error in the sentence. If there is no error, choose letter sentence “D”.If you choose the correct answer, you will move on to the next question. If you choose an incorrect answer, you will return to the question that you just answered so you may attempt the question again.

GOOD LUCK!

QUESTION 1QUESTION 1

Larrys favorite sports are baseball, hockey, and basketball.

A.. There should be an apostrophe between the “t” and the “s” in sports.

B. There should be an apostrophe between the “y” and the “s” in Larrys.

C. There should be a colon after “are”.

D. There are no mistakes in the sentence.

No, sports is plural, and therefore should No, sports is plural, and therefore should not have an apostrophe. Try again.not have an apostrophe. Try again.

Nice work!!! Go to the next question.

Try again.Try again.

Nope. There is a mistake. Try again.Nope. There is a mistake. Try again.


It wasn’t a surprise I knew he would do it.

A. There should be a semi colon after “surprise”.

B. “Knew” should be “new”.

C. “Surprise” is spelled wrong.


Great job!!! Go to the next question.

Wrong! Try again.Wrong! Try again.

Grab a dictionary. “Surprise” is spelled Grab a dictionary. “Surprise” is spelled the way it should be. Try again.the way it should be. Try again.

There is a mistake in this sentence. Try There is a mistake in this sentence. Try again.again.


Molly shouted, “Everyone dance!”

A. The exclamation point should be after “shouted”, not “dance”.

B. The exclamation point should come after the quotation marks, not before.

C. “Everyone” should not be capitalized.


Uh, no. Try again.Uh, no. Try again.

Nope, nice try. Try again.Nope, nice try. Try again.

““Everyone” should be capitalized. Try Everyone” should be capitalized. Try again.again.

You were not fooled!!! Go to the next question.


The sun and the nine planets, are part of our solar system.

A. “Sun” and “planets” should both be capitalized.

B. This sentence does not require a comma.

C. “Solar system” should be capitalized.


Nope. Try again.Nope. Try again.

You are a genius!! Go to the next question.

Not right. Try again.Not right. Try again.

Nope. Go back and find the mistake in Nope. Go back and find the mistake in the sentence. the sentence.


George did his homework but, he got every George did his homework but, he got every problem wrong.problem wrong.

A. There should be a colon after “he”.

C. The comma should be after “homework”, not “but”.

C. “Wrong” is not spelled right.


Nice try. Try again. Nice try. Try again.

You are a future brain surgeon! Go to the next question.

Grab a dictionary. Try again.Grab a dictionary. Try again.

Study the sentence carefully. Try again.Study the sentence carefully. Try again.


Scott went to basketball practice at 7:30 p.m., and he was two hours late.

A. “Basketball” should begin with a capital letter.

B. “P.M.” should begin with a capital letter.

C. There should not be a comma after p.m.



Wrong. Try again.Wrong. Try again.

Nope, the comma belongs there. Try Nope, the comma belongs there. Try again.again.

I think you’re brilliant!! Go on to the next question.


“Do you think,” Sammy asked, “That I should play basketball this season?”

A.A. There should not be a comma after “think”.There should not be a comma after “think”. B.B. There should not be a comma after “asked”.There should not be a comma after “asked”.

C.C. “That” should not begin with a capital letter.“That” should not begin with a capital letter.

D.D. There are no mistakes in the sentence.There are no mistakes in the sentence.


This comma is in the correct place. Try This comma is in the correct place. Try again.again.

I tried to make this tricky, but I guess you are just too smart!! Go on to the next question.

This sentence did contain one mistake. This sentence did contain one mistake. Try again.Try again.


A. A. To” should be “too”.To” should be “too”.

B. B. “Superstore” should not begin with a capital letter.“Superstore” should not begin with a capital letter.

C. C. “One” should be “won”.“One” should be “won”.

D. D. There are no mistakes in this sentence.There are no mistakes in this sentence.

Antonio was to big for his old bike, so he bought a brand new one at Target Superstore.

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You obviously know the difference between “too” and “to”. Good for you.

““Superstore” is part of the name of the Superstore” is part of the name of the store, and should therefore begin with a store, and should therefore begin with a capital letter. Try again.capital letter. Try again.




A. A. There should not be a comma after “Amy”.There should not be a comma after “Amy”.

B. B. “Central Michigan” should not be capitalized.“Central Michigan” should not be capitalized.

C. C. “University” should begin with a capital letter.“University” should begin with a capital letter.

D. D. There are no mistakes in this sentence.There are no mistakes in this sentence.

Francis, Anne, Amy, and Grace attend Central Michigan university.

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No, that comma is in the right place. Try No, that comma is in the right place. Try again.again.

Review your capitalization rules. Try Review your capitalization rules. Try again.again.

You are right!!! Go on to the next question.

There is a mistake. Try again.There is a mistake. Try again.

QUESTION 10

A. The comma after “longer” should be outside the quotes, not inside.

B. “Professor” should begin with a capital letter.

C. There should be a comma after “belief”.

D. There are no mistakes in this sentence.

“It is my belief that the school day should be longer,” announced professor Anderson.

No, the comma is in the right spot. Try No, the comma is in the right spot. Try again.again.

Pure brilliance!!!

No, there should not be a comma after No, there should not be a comma after “belief”. Try again.“belief”. Try again.

Try again.Try again.

Congratulations, you have successfully completed this quiz. How well did you do?

By Jennifer MillerBy Jennifer Miller

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