Punctuation

Links verified on 8/11/09

1. Apostrophe Quiz - Click inside the box then copy out each sentence adding apostrophes where they are needed.
2. Colon Exercise - twelve multiple choice questions
3. Colon Exercise - "Use a colon to improve the sentence's style by making it more forceful."
4. Comma practice - 5 interactive quizzes of varied levels
5. Commas in Quotations - Read the directions and take the online quiz
6. Dear Mr. Henshaw - parts of a friendly Letter (a Quia quiz)
7. Interactive exercises on using commas - Exercise 1 - Exercise 2 - Exercise 3 - Exercise 4 - Exercise 5
8. Is this sentence correct? - Online Quia Quiz. Select if a sentence is correct or not by clicking on the yes or no button.
9. Parts of Speech - identify the part of speech that will complete the sentence
10. Power Proofreading - [comma practice] Choose 5th grade then select; The Tanaka Twins, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
11. Proofreading Makes Perfect - Choose Capitalization and Punctuation and then correct sentences.
12. Punctuation Marks: Fill in the Blanks - In each blank space in the sentences given, provide a comma, semicolon, or colon where appropriate or write a small-case x where none of those marks is appropriate.
13. Punctuation Paintball - Pick a level. Click on the correct punctuation then click on the part of the sentence that needs changing and fire!
14. Quiz on Comma Usage - Click on "The paragraph, please!" and a paragraph will appear in the top text-area.
15. Quiz on Punctuation - Select the correctly punctuated sentences. [10 sentences]
16. Another Quiz on Punctuation - Eleven sentences are used on this quiz. Select the correct punctuation for each.
17. A Third Quiz in Punctuation - Insert the necessary punctuation marks and capitalize words where necessary.
18. Yet Another Quiz in Punctuation - Click to see the paragraph and then edit the paragraph with correct punctuation.
19. Review of Punctuation - Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly for the first seven and then select sentences which are punctuated incorrectly for the last three.
20. See an Index of Punctuation Quizzes for even more
21. Quotation marks and commas - Online Quiz
22. Using Commas - Select sentence with correctly used commas
23. Using Commas with Introductory Phrases - Click on "The sentence, please!" and a sentence will appear in the top text-area. Insert any necessary comma or commas (being careful not to insert commas where they aren't necessary).
24. Welcome to Commas: Fill in the Blanks! - in each blank space in the paragraphs below, provide a comma where it is appropriate or write a small-case "x" (without the quotation marks) where a comma is not necessary.