10th grade punctuation

Question 1

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.
• B. The researchers (based at a university in Chile [?] tracked the penguins for ten years.
• C. Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.

Question 2

Is this sentence correct? The tour visits Lyon; France, Turin; Italy, and Geneva; Switzerland.

• A. yes, it is correct
• B. no, it is not correct

Question 3

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • The panel included Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist; Ms Chen, a journalist; and Mr Patel, a teacher. • The panel included Dr Ruiz; a marine biologist, Ms Chen; a journalist, and Mr Patel; a teacher. • The panel included Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist, Ms Chen, a journalist, and Mr Patel, a teacher. • The panel included; Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist, Ms Chen, a journalist, Mr Patel, a teacher.

• A. The panel included Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist; Ms Chen, a journalist; and Mr Patel, a teacher.
• B. The panel included Dr Ruiz; a marine biologist, Ms Chen; a journalist, and Mr Patel; a teacher.
• C. The panel included Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist, Ms Chen, a journalist, and Mr Patel, a teacher.
• D. The panel included; Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist, Ms Chen, a journalist, Mr Patel, a teacher.

Question 4

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The expedition faced one major obstacle___ a glacier that blocked the only pass.

• A. .
• B. ;
• C. , and
• D. :

Question 5

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. ;

Question 6

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. The museum's newest exhibit, a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.
• B. The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.
• C. The volcano's last eruption (in 1913 [?] destroyed three villages.

Question 7

Is this sentence correct? We need eggs, flour and sugar for the cake.

• A. yes, it is correct
• B. no, it is not correct

Question 8

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • She has lived in Cork; Ireland, Perth; Australia, and Halifax; Canada. • She has lived in Cork, Ireland, Perth, Australia, and Halifax, Canada. • She has lived in Cork, Ireland; Perth, Australia; and Halifax, Canada. • She has lived in: Cork, Ireland, Perth, Australia, Halifax, Canada.

• A. She has lived in Cork; Ireland, Perth; Australia, and Halifax; Canada.
• B. She has lived in Cork, Ireland, Perth, Australia, and Halifax, Canada.
• C. She has lived in Cork, Ireland; Perth, Australia; and Halifax, Canada.
• D. She has lived in: Cork, Ireland, Perth, Australia, Halifax, Canada.

Question 9

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? The museum reopened in spring___ its new wing displays fossils from Patagonia.

• A. : and
• B. — and,
• C. ;
• D. ,

Question 10

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] Lagos, Nigeria's largest city [?] is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. ;
• D. no punctuation

Question 11

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes [?] studied radioactivity.
• B. The final match — played in pouring rain [?] ended in a draw.
• C. The museum's newest exhibit — a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.

Question 12

Is this sentence correct? The panel included Dr Ruiz, a marine biologist, Ms Chen, a journalist, and Mr Patel, a teacher.

• A. yes, it is correct
• B. no, it is not correct

Question 13

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • The dates are; Monday 3 March, Tuesday 11 March, Friday 21 March. • The dates are Monday, 3 March, Tuesday, 11 March, and Friday, 21 March. • The dates are Monday, 3 March; Tuesday, 11 March; and Friday, 21 March. • The dates are Monday; 3 March, Tuesday; 11 March, and Friday; 21 March.

• A. The dates are; Monday 3 March, Tuesday 11 March, Friday 21 March.
• B. The dates are Monday, 3 March, Tuesday, 11 March, and Friday, 21 March.
• C. The dates are Monday, 3 March; Tuesday, 11 March; and Friday, 21 March.
• D. The dates are Monday; 3 March, Tuesday; 11 March, and Friday; 21 March.

Question 14

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Researchers collected three kinds of samples___ soil, water, and air.

• A. :
• B. ;
• C. — and
• D. , and

Question 15

Which punctuation mark belongs at [?] The old lighthouse — which had been dark for decades [?] was lit again for the festival.

• A. ,
• B. —
• C. )
• D. ;

Question 16

In which sentence does [?] need this mark: ,?

• A. The author (who wrote her first novel at seventeen [?] now teaches creative writing.
• B. The museum's newest exhibit, a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.
• C. The museum's newest exhibit — a full-size model of a blue whale [?] attracts thousands of visitors.