What types of punctuation can be used to set off nonrestrictive elements in a sentence? Check all that apply.hyphensdashessemicolonscommasparentheses
Decide whether each sentence below is punctuated correctly. Use the drop-down menus to indicate which revisions, if any, are necessary.
Remove both commas.Remove only the comma after “Salt Lake City.”✔ No revision is needed.
Remove the parentheses.Replace the parentheses with hyphens.✔ No revision is needed.
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.Tyler (who loves learning about the past) is reading a book about ancient Persia. Tyler—who loves learning about the past is reading a book about ancient Persia.Tyler who loves learning about the past is reading a book about ancient Persia.Tyler, who loves learning about the past, is reading a book about ancient Persia. Tyler—who loves learning about the past—is reading a book about ancient Persia.
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.The circus featured four clowns, three acrobats, and a tightrope walker.We will bring a flashlight, sleeping bags and a tent on the camping trip.The recipe calls for two eggs; a cup of flour; salt and baking soda.I wrote poems about my best friends, the queen of England and the tooth fairy.The flags are blue and white; red, white, and blue; and red, white, and green.
Which sentence correctly uses a colon to introduce a list?
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Check all that apply.Ms. Washington bought twenty-four pencils for the classroom.Alyssa has collected more than one hundred trading cards.Caleb stirred one-fourth of the walnuts into the batter.There are three-hundred kids in my high school.The scientist added one eighth of a teaspoon of salt to the solution.
Which sentence contains a compound modifier that should be hyphenated?
Read each sentence and use the drop-down menu to determine which revision, if any, is needed.
Delete the hyphen in “one-fourth.”Delete both dashes.Replace the dashes with hyphens.✔ No revision is needed.
✔ Add a comma after “trumpet.”Delete the commas around “an accomplished musician.”Replace the colon with a semicolon.No revision is needed.
Read each sentence and use the drop-down menu to determine which revision, if any, is needed.
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