Punctuation & Capitalization

Question 1

I will bring a sharp; red; pencil, and a heavy; pink; book. Are the semicolons used correctly?

Accepted Answer

no, they are not correct

Question 2

Book titles are...

Accepted Answer

Underlined

Question 3

"Go to your room." Is an example of this kind of sentence.

Accepted Answer

imperative

Question 4

She said, "Hello!" The bold words are called the...

Accepted Answer

speaker tag

Question 5

I don't like this book. The apostrophe in the sentence shows...

Accepted Answer

Contraction

Question 6

Which of the BOLD letters should be capitalized? "go home," said Mom, "and eat dinner."

Accepted Answer

only the g

Question 7

Periods are used at the end of these types of sentences.

Accepted Answer

declarative & imperative

Question 8

We ALWAYS capitalize...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

Mrs. Rafferty thinks you are...

Accepted Answer

All of the above :)

Question 10

Which colon is used correctly?

Accepted Answer

I will have three kinds: red, pink, and blue.

Question 11

A question mark is used at the end of a(n)...

Accepted Answer

interrogative sentence

Question 12

To emphasize something important, a dash can be used in place of...

Accepted Answer

comma

Question 13

This is Sarah's last day. The apostrophe in the sentence shows...

Accepted Answer

Possession (ownership)

Question 14

Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.

Accepted Answer

He is going home on Thursday, August 21 for Thanksgiving.

Question 15

He is very happy. Why is the H capitalized?

Accepted Answer

Beginning of a sentence

Question 16

Our test is today, and I need to study. What can replace the ,and?

Accepted Answer

semicolon

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