Checkpoint

Decide which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly. Check your answers here.

  • A. I asked myself if I'd done the right thing?

    B. I asked myself if I'd done the right thing.

  • A. Pat, Erin, and Ryan enjoy the revival of the television program What's My Line?

    B. Pat, Erin, and Ryan enjoy the revival of the television program What's My Line.

  • A. When did the boss say, “Have that information this afternoon?”

    B. When did the boss say, “Have that information this afternoon”?

  • A. The neighbor shouted that the house was on fire.

    B. The neighbor shouted, “That the house was on fire.”

  • A. The bank robber said to, “Hand over the money.”

    B. The bank robber said, “Hand over the money.”

  • A. Jessica Page stated, “I have to get a gift card, a new coat, and some wrapping paper.” “Do you want me to pick up anything for you?”

    B. Jessica Page stated, “I have to get a gift card, a new coat, and some wrapping paper. Do you want me to pick up anything for you?”

  • A. So far, the hardest chapter in the book Why I Love Grammar is titled “Quirky Quotation Marks.”

    B. So far, the hardest chapter in the book “Why I Love Grammar” is titled “Quirky Quotation Marks.”

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