6th grade punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly? • The bus engine's needs repairing. • The bus's engine needs repairing. • The buses engine needs repairing. • The busses' engine needs repairing.

• A. The bus engine's needs repairing.
• B. The bus's engine needs repairing.
• C. The buses engine needs repairing.
• D. The busses' engine needs repairing.

Question 2

Read the question and choose. "My friend's dogs" – who owns the dogs?

• A. nobody
• B. more than one friend
• C. one friend
• D. we can't tell

Question 3

Which version is punctuated correctly? • Yes I would love, to come. • Yes, I would love to come. • Yes I would, love to come. • Yes I, would love to come.

• A. Yes I would love, to come.
• B. Yes, I would love to come.
• C. Yes I would, love to come.
• D. Yes I, would love to come.

Question 4

Choose the correct form. The brackets tell you how many owners there are. The ___ bark kept us awake. (one puppy)

• A. puppys'
• B. puppies
• C. puppies'
• D. puppy's

Question 5

Which sentence uses a colon correctly? • The recipe is: simple mix, bake and enjoy. • The recipe is simple: mix, bake and enjoy. • The recipe: is simple mix, bake and enjoy. • The: recipe is simple mix, bake and enjoy.

• A. The recipe is: simple mix, bake and enjoy.
• B. The recipe is simple: mix, bake and enjoy.
• C. The recipe: is simple mix, bake and enjoy.
• D. The: recipe is simple mix, bake and enjoy.

Question 6

Read the question and choose. "Yes, Sam, I'll help." How many commas are needed and why?

• A. one after 'Yes' and one after the name 'Sam'
• B. both are for a list
• C. they could both be removed
• D. both are for a tag question

Question 7

The childrens' coats were wet so they hung them up. How many punctuation errors are there?

• A. 0
• B. 1
• C. 2
• D. 3

Question 8

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • Oh I, almost forgot! • Oh I almost, forgot! • Oh, I almost forgot! • Oh I almost forgot!

• A. Oh I, almost forgot!
• B. Oh I almost, forgot!
• C. Oh, I almost forgot!
• D. Oh I almost forgot!

Question 9

Type the word that a comma should come AFTER. If the sentence needs no comma, type none. Meanwhile the soup was boiling over.

Answer 

Question 10

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly? • The childrens' drawings covered the walls. • The children's drawing's covered the walls. • The childrens drawings covered the wall's. • The children's drawings covered the walls.

• A. The childrens' drawings covered the walls.
• B. The children's drawing's covered the walls.
• C. The childrens drawings covered the wall's.
• D. The children's drawings covered the walls.

Question 11

Read the question and choose. "My friends' dog" – who owns the dog?

• A. one friend
• B. nobody
• C. more than one friend
• D. the dog owns the friends

Question 12

Which version is punctuated correctly? • In the middle, of the night a fox crept into the garden. • In the middle of the night a fox, crept into the garden. • In, the middle of the night a fox crept into the garden. • In the middle of the night, a fox crept into the garden.

• A. In the middle, of the night a fox crept into the garden.
• B. In the middle of the night a fox, crept into the garden.
• C. In, the middle of the night a fox crept into the garden.
• D. In the middle of the night, a fox crept into the garden.

Question 13

Choose the correct form. The brackets tell you how many owners there are. All the ___ leaves turned gold. (more than one tree)

• A. trees's
• B. trees
• C. trees'
• D. tree's

Question 14

Which sentence uses a colon correctly? • You will need three things: a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener. • You will need: three things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener. • You will need three: things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener. • You: will need three things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener.

• A. You will need three things: a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener.
• B. You will need: three things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener.
• C. You will need three: things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener.
• D. You: will need three things a pencil, a ruler and a sharpener.

Question 15

Read the question and choose. "Let's eat, Grandma!" What does the comma show?

• A. Grandma is the food
• B. nothing; it could be left out
• C. Grandma is being spoken to
• D. Grandma is eating

Question 16

my cousins dog is called Pepper and its very naughty. How many punctuation or capital-letter errors are there?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4