Punctuation: diagnostic quiz

Identify specific English grammar points that need review. Use the study links to find out why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

Punctuation note: italics in typing are used in the same way that underlining is used in handwriting.

The list-menus below, which cannot show italics or underlining, place a line before and after ( _The Godfather_) instead.

Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
1.	looks forward to the	Capitals \| Apostrophes
2.	He likes to sit at home with his newspaper, .	Capitals/Lowercase
3.	On , the newspaper is extra large.	Capitals \| Apostrophes
4.	a big sports fan.	Capitals \| Apostrophes
5.	This sport section is about baseball.	Capitals \| Apostrophes
6.	It is a edition about the different teams. special edition (n.) – a better or more detailed publication	Hyphens
7.	The newpaper lists where each team will hold its training.	Capitals
8.	James is noting the times he is reading the article.	Comma Uses \| FANBOYS
9.	The article is called, . Note that underlining or italcs is represented here as _underline_ .	Quotation Marks \| Italics \| Capitals \|
10.	James likes to watch spring training he plays baseball in high school.	Comma Uses #5 \| Because
11.	The Okland Athletics, also known as the Oakland , has some strong players this year.	Apostrophes 4g
12.	They will be and catching.	Comma–series
13.	class schedule won't let him attend.	Apostrophes 3c
14.	He wants to go he has to attend his classes.	Comma Uses \| Semicolons
15.	this is a special opportunity.	Comma Uses \| But / But still

Select your response from each menu. Then check your answer.
If your response is incorrect, use the study link to guide you to the specific information you need.

Note that underlining or italcs is represented here as an underline before and after the word: _underline_ .

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
16.	James has his permission to go .	Apostrophes
17.	His jounalism teacher will allow him to miss class if he writes a paper about .	Key terms\| Unusual sense of a word
18.	James asks her,	Quotation Marks
19.	"As long as necessary "to cover your subject."	Quotation Marks
20.	he watched two training sessions.	Comma Uses 10.
21.	he began to write about his experience.	Comma Uses 5.
22.	He decided to write a narrative story in chronological order.	For example #9
23.	The players were clocking the speeds of their balls.	Possessive Pronouns
24.	Hideki Matsui , who is from Japan, was hitting balls at speeds faster than anyone else.	Comma Uses #13 \| That vs Which
25.	James began to write his paper, but he couldn't remember how to spell . Note that underlining or italcs is represented here as an underline before and after the word: _underline_ .	Word examples\| Unusual sense of a word
26.	Does it one or two.	Letters
27.	He decided to look it up it would be spelled correctly in his papers.	Comma Uses #3 \| So phrases
28.	He looked it up in .	Book titles
29.	Watching the training camp was a phenomenal experience I'll never forget.	Comma Uses #14 \| Which-clause
30.	James enjoyed being for a day. rookie (n.) – term usually applied to new team players, police officers, or pilots	Unusual sense of a word

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