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Date:
ELA8 Period:
Study Guide/Practice: Capitalization and Punctuation Usage & Mechanics
PART 1 DIRECTIONS: Correct sentences with errors or mark the sentence Correct if
it is free of error.
EXAMPLE: ___C___ April 1, 2015, was April Fools’ Day.
1. ________I can see the moon and the planet venus.
2. ________The middle school will have a break in november.
3. ________ Where will we travel over thanksgiving
4. ________ Last year, we didnt have any family visit us.
5. ________ November is in autumn.
6. ________ We had to read the novel, No Promises in the Wind.
7. ________ During the project, we wanted to bring in Pizza Hut Pizza.
8. ________ Pumpkins are for sale at the Drippin Springs Farmers Market.
9. ________ We will meet at the sunset valley baptist church.
10. ________ Aunt Kelly and Uncle Joe are visiting from Indianapolis.
11. ________Hunter, our cousin asked, ”when is the flight?”
12. ________”It’s at 9:00” I answered.
13. ________”Hunter,” I called, “don’t forget your ticket.”
14. ________”This is a fun holiday” the boys agreed “we watch football.”
15. ________”Do you know what food we eat on Thanksgiving?”
16. ________We buy turkey and pumpkin pie at H.E.B.
17. ________The sweet potatoes are on sale starting on friday.
18. ________We want to watch the university of texas longhorns play on Saturday.
19. ________If we don’t have time, we’ll go in the fall.
20. ________It is located on san jacinto boulevard.
21. ________You must take the next right and go west.
22. ________The Medical School is West of Route 35.
23. ________Have you traveled to the northeast for Thanksgiving?
24. ________”No,” I answered. “the family came to austin instead.”
25. ________We watched the macy’s thanksgiving day parade.
PART 2 DIRECTIONS: Using your knowledge of the rules for italics and “quotation
marks,” mark the following sentences CORRECT or INCORRECT AND fix the errors.
EXAMPLE: ____I____ Did you take out the trash? Mom asked.
26. ________ Who wrote the article, How to Carve Pumpkins?
27. ________ We haven’t read the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
28. ________Her favorite book we read this year was “No Promises in the Wind.”
29. ________ The song, “My Time,” is motivational song.
30. ________ “Are you going to set the table?” I asked.
31. ________My mom asked us to do our chores before dinner.
32. ________You can play video games after dinner, Mom said.
33. ________”If you look in that art book, you can see a holiday painting,” said the
art teacher.
34. ________One of my favorite movies is Christmas Vacation.
35. ________Newsweek magazine’s article, “Autumn Holidays,” described
Halloween and Thanksgiving.
36. ________”Besides Thanksgiving and Halloween,” he reported, “the article
explained Día de Todos los Santos.”
37. ________We will learn about it in Spanish class! Sra. Juanita exclaimed.
38. ________My students said that it means All Saints’ Day.
39. ________All Saints’ Day is Día de Todos los Santos in Spanish.
40. ________I watched a documentary that was called “Autumn Holidays.”
41. _________Fiesta is “party” in Spanish.
42. ________How do you spell customs?
43. ________The New York Times featured an article on the topic.
44. ________Mr. Frederickson said that he read the article, “Autumn Holidays.”
45. ________ All Saints’ Day is the day after Halloween, it is dedicated to
remembering all the saints and martyrs throughout Christian history.
46. ________”All Saints’ Day is the day after Halloween,” he said, “because it is
dedicated to remembering all the saints and martyrs throughout Christian
history.”
47. _______Candy skulls that are sold in Mexico for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days,
he added.
48. _______”Death is viewed as a natural part of life. In fact, in the days of preColumbian Mexico some groups believed the skull was a symbol of life.” the
reporter said.
49. ________”I want to buy decorations, I said, they are not seen as morbidly
ghoulish.”
50. ________Did you ask, “Is the Halloween party Saturday”?
Name:
Date:
ELA8 Period:
Quiz: Capitalization and Punctuation Usage & Mechanics
Using your knowledge of the rules for using capitalization, quotation marks, and
italics/underlining, mark the following sentences CORRECT or INCORRECT. (2 pts.
each/3 Formatives)
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