9th grade punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly, with no unnecessary commas? • The results, of the experiment surprised everyone. • The results of the experiment surprised everyone. • The results of the experiment, surprised everyone. • The results of the experiment surprised, everyone.

• A. The results, of the experiment surprised everyone.
• B. The results of the experiment surprised everyone.
• C. The results of the experiment, surprised everyone.
• D. The results of the experiment surprised, everyone.

Question 2

In which sentence does [?] need this: no punctuation?

• A. Ana packed [?] a tent, a stove, two maps and a first-aid kit.
• B. The village had changed completely [?] the bakery was now a phone shop.
• C. The scientist — who had worked on the project for a decade [?] finally published her results.

Question 3

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Our head teacher, Mrs Okafor, retires in July.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 4

What punctuation (if any) belongs at [?] The village had changed completely [?] the bakery was now a phone shop.

• A. :
• B. ,
• C. no punctuation

Question 5

Is this sentence correct? She, explained that the bridge was unsafe.

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

Question 6

Which option completes the sentence correctly? The novelist ___ won the Nobel Prize in 1993.

• A. , Toni Morrison,
• B. Toni Morrison

Question 7

Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running." • The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running. • The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running". • The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."

• A. The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running."
• B. The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running.
• C. The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running".
• D. The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."

Question 8

Which sentence is punctuated correctly, with no unnecessary commas? • The students, who finished early helped tidy the room. • The students who, finished early helped tidy the room. • The students who finished early helped tidy the room. • The students who finished early, helped tidy the room.

• A. The students, who finished early helped tidy the room.
• B. The students who, finished early helped tidy the room.
• C. The students who finished early helped tidy the room.
• D. The students who finished early, helped tidy the room.

Question 9

In which sentence does [?] need this: no punctuation?

• A. The scientist — who had worked on the project for a decade [?] finally published her results.
• B. The festival offers [?] music, food and fireworks.
• C. Only one player had scored in every match [?] Lina Moreno.

Question 10

Is this sentence correct in formal written English? Our head teacher, Mrs Okafor, retires in July.

• A. correct
• B. incorrect

Question 11

What punctuation (if any) belongs at [?] The hikers faced one serious problem [?] the bridge had collapsed.

• A. :
• B. ,
• C. no punctuation

Question 12

Is this sentence correct? The results of the experiment, surprised everyone.

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

Question 13

Which option completes the sentence correctly? The film ___ was filmed in Iceland.

• A. that we saw last night
• B. , that we saw last night,

Question 14

Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal. • The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal".

• A. The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal.
• B. The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal."
• C. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."
• D. The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal".

Question 15

Which sentence is punctuated correctly, with no unnecessary commas? • The results, of the experiment surprised everyone. • The results of the experiment surprised, everyone. • The results of the experiment surprised everyone. • The results of the experiment, surprised everyone.

• A. The results, of the experiment surprised everyone.
• B. The results of the experiment surprised, everyone.
• C. The results of the experiment surprised everyone.
• D. The results of the experiment, surprised everyone.

Question 16

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

• A. The hikers faced one serious problem [?] the bridge had collapsed.
• B. Only one player had scored in every match [?] Lina Moreno.
• C. The scientist, who had worked on the project for a decade [?] finally published her results.