Punctuation Test A

 

Directions: Rewrite the following sentences. Add end marks. Circle the punctuation you add.

 

Part 1. End Marks

  1. My new address is 600 W 24 St
  2. Dr Evans will be in his office until 4:40
  3. What circus did PT Barnum manage
  4. Ms Carol F Kiley will speak at the N H S graduation
  5. Ouch This pan is hot

 

Part 2. Commas

  1. Yes we went to the zoo last summer.
  2. You can take a bus to the zoo but we bicycled there.
  3. We took our lunches and we spent the whole day.
  4. We saw a hippopotamus a gorilla and an anteater.
  5. Since the zoo was built a building was added.
  6. After the seals ate their trainer let them swim free.
  7. “It seems to me” Carol said “that this puzzle is missing some pieces.”
  8. “Come here Midnight” Ned called.
  9. Last summer we went to Richmond Virginia.
  10. On Saturday January 25 the excavation was begun.

 

Part 3: Colons and Semicolons

  1. Bring three things to class tomorrow your text, paper, and a blue or black pen.
  2. It was a cold autumn day however, it was quite sunny.
  3. I know that there is not much time  nevertheless, the work must be finished by 530.
  4. Jack passed the history test I failed it.
  5. The concert tickets went on sale early  by 1015 they were sold out.

 

 

Part 4: Hyphens

  1. Ninety two is the best golf score Julie has ever shot.
  2. Last week there was an accident on I 5 that involved twenty seven cars.
  3. Mr. Perez’s daughter in law is the new teacher.
  4. We received the store’s new, up to date catalogue.
  5. Kelly’s Lake, once a quiet, out of the way resort, is now a dirty, evil smelling swamp.

 

Part 5: Quotation Marks

  1. Mary said, The roof is leaking.
  2. Who’s there? called Michelle.
  3. The cashier asked, Will there be anything else?
  4. Did Dad say, Come home before midnight”
  5. Fortunately, said Andrea, I’ve got fifty cents.

 

Part 6: Apostrophes

  1. We heard that there wont be a show today.
  2. Her writings and illustrations are well known in childrens literature.
  3. Soichiro Hondas company has been producing motorcycles and cars in Japan since the 1940s.
  4. The 1s and 7s in this ledger are difficult to distinguish.
  5. Jennys sister and Paulas brother are both interns at St. Marys Hospital.