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Exercise: Directions: Place Semicolons, Colons, Hyphens, Quotation Marks, Periods, Commas

This document contains a worksheet with 20 sentences that require punctuation marks to be added in the proper places. The student is asked to place semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, periods, commas, question marks, apostrophes, and parentheses wherever needed in the sentences. The sentences cover a variety of topics including addresses, dates, events, quotes, and lists. The goal is to practice correctly punctuating different types of sentences.

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Exercise: Directions: Place Semicolons, Colons, Hyphens, Quotation Marks, Periods, Commas

This document contains a worksheet with 20 sentences that require punctuation marks to be added in the proper places. The student is asked to place semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, periods, commas, question marks, apostrophes, and parentheses wherever needed in the sentences. The sentences cover a variety of topics including addresses, dates, events, quotes, and lists. The goal is to practice correctly punctuating different types of sentences.

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Name:_________________________________________ Date:_____________

Course/Year/Section: ___________________________

Exercise
Directions: Place semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, periods, commas,
question marks, apostrophe, and parentheses where ever they are needed in the
following sentences.

1. Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93401, by October 27.


2. Sam was born on Tuesday, July 1980, at 6 am.
3. The class will begin next Tuesday, September, at 6 pm.
4. If you want, Logan, you can leave early.
5. Please send my check for $1 million to Susan Polk, Los Angeles Mission College, 3356 Eldridge
Avenue, Sylmar, California 91342, as soon as possible.
6. Did you see, Martin, that the article is due on June 11?
7. Phyllis Kase, who sat next to me in class, sent me her notes.
8. The newspaper did not publish the story; however, it appeared in time magazine.
9. Terry sent the story to the instructor after he reviewed it carefully.
10. The woman who went swimming at the beach was eaten by a shark.
11. Stephen’s grades will be based on (1) participation, (2) class writing, and (3) projects.
12. Several people participated in the Family Group Decision Making meeting: Carolyn Diaz,
Samantha Smith, Marshall Smith, Officer Charles Xavier, and Dr. Stephanie Merovich.
13. Mary’s mother, Mrs. Campbell, stated, “I don’t think Mary likes me very much. Every time I pick
her up she cries. Why should I even bother?”
14. Attending the meeting were Elizabeth Brooks, Samuel’s mother; Ian McNeil, Samuel’s father; and
Timothy McNeil, Samuel’s brother.
15. Sophie must attend drug and alcohol counseling, find steady employment, and secure acceptable
child care in order to meet the requirements of the family service plan.
16. Well-documented case notes are essential in court proceedings.
17. Miley’s friends skipped school on December 12, 2013, so she did too.
18. Mr. Jenkins sat at the table with his fists clenched the entire time we spoke with him.
19. Andrea, Katie, and Nelson’s mother, was not home when we attempted our first home visit.
20. While I was talking to Mr. and Mrs. Emig, Zach screamed, “Why doesn’t anyone ever listen to
me?”

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