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Question 1 Decide which punctuation mark belongs on the blank…
Question 1
Decide which punctuation mark belongs on the blank line in the sentence below.
Our dog Quinta loves to fetch a tennis ball ____ however, she has no desire to catch a frisbee.
Answer choices:
semicolon
no punctuation needed
colon
Question 2
Decide which punctuation mark belongs on the blank line in the sentence below.
For our Halloween party, we still need these items _____ apples, plastic cups, and pumpkin candies.
Answer choices:
semicolon
no punctuation needed
colon
Question 3
Decide which punctuation mark belongs on the blank line in the sentence below.
Hannah wants to visit Las Vegas for her twenty-first birthday _____ since she has never been there before.
Answer choices:
semicolon
no punctuation needed
colon
Question 4
Decide which punctuation mark belongs on the blank line in the sentence below.
Isaiah’s family has a Christmas Eve dinner tradition ____ they eat Chinese food while telling their favorite memories from the year.
Answer choices:
semicolon
no punctuation needed
colon
Question 5
Many European and South American countries dominate in soccer although other countries, such as the United States, are improving.
What punctuation must be added to make this sentence correct?
Answer choices:
place a colon after soccer
place a semicolon after soccer and a comma after although
place a comma after soccer and a semicolon after although
no additional punctuation is needed
Question 6
We know who will win the Superbowl the New England Patriots.
What punctuation must be added to make this sentence correct?
Answer choices:
no additional punctuation is needed
semicolon after Superbowl
colon after Superbowl
Question 7
I call it the restroom he calls it the washroom.
What punctuation must be added to make this sentence correct?
Answer choices:
a colon after restroom
no additional punctuation is needed
a semicolon after restroom
a colon after it and a semicolon after restroom
Question 8
This is one of the most famous opening lines of a book “I am an invisible man.”
What punctuation must be added to make this sentence correct?
Answer choices:
no additional punctuation is needed
a colon after is
a colon after book
a semicolon after book
Question 9
Decide which sentence below is correctly punctuated.
Answer choices:
We had too many turnovers: we lost the game.
We had too many turnovers; we lost the game.
We had too many turnovers we lost the game.
We had too many: turnovers we lost the game.
Question 10
Decide which sentence below is correctly punctuated.
Answer choices:
I have many New Year’s resolutions; such as: eating healthier, exercising more, and watching less television.
I have many New Year’s resolutions; such as eating healthier, exercising more, and watching less television.
I have many New Year’s resolutions, such as eating healthier, exercising more, and watching less television.
I have many New Year’s resolutions, such as: eating healthier, exercising more, and watching less television.