✏️ Punctuation and commas Quiz

Punctuation shows the reader where to pause, stop, ask or exclaim. Commas separate items in a list, join sentences with and/but/so, and set off introductory words.

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1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
   1. Where are you going?
   2. Where are you going!
   3. where are you going?
   4. Where are you going.
2. Choose the correct list:
   1. I like apples pears and plums.
   2. I like apples, pears, and plums.
   3. I like apples pears, and plums
   4. I like, apples pears and plums.
3. Where does the comma go? “After lunch we went outside.”
   1. No comma possible
   2. After, lunch we went outside.
   3. After lunch we, went outside.
   4. After lunch, we went outside.
4. Which joins two sentences correctly?
   1. I was tired, I went to bed.
   2. I was tired so, I went to bed.
   3. I was tired, so I went to bed.
   4. I was tired I went to bed.
5. Which uses quotation marks correctly?
   1. I’m “ready,” said Ana.
   2. “I’m ready,” said Ana.
   3. “I’m ready” said Ana,
   4. “I’m ready, said Ana.”
6. Which is a run-on sentence?
   1. After we ran home, we ate dinner.
   2. We ran home we ate dinner.
   3. We ran home, and we ate dinner.
   4. We ran home.
7. Pick the correct use of a colon:
   1. Bring three things: a pen, paper and a ruler.
   2. Bring three: things a pen.
   3. Bring: a pen.
   4. Bring three things a pen: paper.
8. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
   1. I; love reading.
   2. I love; reading.
   3. I love reading; and comics.
   4. I love reading; my brother loves comics.

1. A   2. B   3. D   4. C   5. B   6. B   7. A   8. D