Punctuation
  • 1. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. Although Raymond will eat a grasshopper, he refuses all green vegetables such as peas, spinach, and even cucumbers.
A) Although, Raymond
B) vegetables, such
C) No change necessary
D) grashopper he
  • 2. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. Before his calculus exam Scott rubbed his lucky rabbit’s foot and found his favorite pencil.
A) No change necessary
B) exam, Scott
C) rubbed, his
D) foot, and
  • 3. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. Francine has five chair's but six guests coming for Thanksgiving dinner; she hopes that old Uncle Ross remembers to bring an extra.
A) remember's
B) chairs
C) No change necessary
D) guest's
  • 4. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. Roseanne washed the piles of dirty dishes; while Maria vacuumed the filthy rug; they tried to complete a month’s worth of housekeeping in a single hour.
A) months
B) tried, to
C) No change necessary
D) dishes while
  • 5. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. Audrey can’t leave work early, and Peggy wont help with the cupcakes, so I guess I’ll have to do all the baking myself.
A) No changes necessary
B) cant
C) won't
D) Ill
  • 6. Select the appropriate change to the sentence below. During our picnic, we were tormented by insects: ants swarming into the potato salad, bees buzzing by our ears, and a katydid jumping into Henry’s open mouth.
A) picnic we
B) insects; ants
C) salad bees
D) No changes necessary
  • 7. Choose the correct use of apostrophe(s).
A) Roger spent three hours writing Christinas paper.
B) Roger spent three hour’s writing Christina’s paper.
C) Roger spent three hours writing Christina’s paper.
  • 8. Choose the correct use of apostrophe(s).
A) When the cricket’s and the frog’s sing, Luis cannot get a good nights sleep.
B) When the crickets and the frogs sing, Luis cannot get a good night’s sleep.
C) When the crickets and the frogs sing Luis cannot get a good nights sleep.
  • 9. Choose the correct use of punctuation marks.
A) Before you start painting the walls, youll need a drop cloth, and a ladder.
B) Before you start painting the walls, you’ll need a drop cloth and a ladder.
C) Before you start painting the walls, youll need a drop cloth, and a ladder.
  • 10. Choose the correct use of punctuation marks.
A) Darlene laughed at Jeb’s haircut; it looked as if goats had grazed on his head.
B) Darlene laughed at Jebs haircut; it looked, as if goat's had grazed on his head.
C) Darlene laughed at Jeb’s haircut, it looked as if goats had grazed on his's head.
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