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Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Capitalization and Punctuation Questions

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Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

st patricks day comes once a year
  1. St. Patricks day comes once a year.
  2. St. Patrick's Day comes once a year.
  3. St Patricks Day comes once a year.
  4. st patrick's day comes once a year!
Grade 8 Capitalization
Choose the words that should be capitalized in the following sentence.

you must go 10 miles north to get to edinburgh.
  1. You, Destination, North
  2. You, Miles, Destination
  3. North, Edinburgh
  4. You, Edinburgh
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

youre going to come to my party right
  1. You're going to come to my party right?
  2. Youre going to come to my party right?
  3. You're going to come to my party, right.
  4. You're going to come to my party, right?
Grade 8 Capitalization
Which of the following is capitalized correctly?
  1. "That," We were informed, "Is a snow leopard."
  2. "That," we were informed, "is a snow leopard."
  3. "That," We were informed, "is a snow leopard."
  4. "That," we were informed, "Is a snow leopard."
Grade 8 Capitalization
Which sentence is capitalized properly?
  1. A farewell to arms, for whom the bell tolls, and the old man and the sea are three of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
  2. A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the Old Man and the Sea are three of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
  3. A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea are three of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
  4. A Farewell To Arms, For Whom The Bell Tolls, and The Old Man And The Sea are three of Ernest Hemingway's novels.
Grade 8 Capitalization
Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
  1. I have shopped for clothes from the gap on the store's website.
  2. i have shopped for clothes from the Gap on the store's Website.
  3. I have shopped for clothes from the Gap on the store's website.
  4. i have shopped for clothes from the gap on the store's website.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

my brother tom is twelve years old.
  1. My brother, Tom, is twelve years old.
  2. My brother, Tom, is twelve-years-old.
  3. My brother, Tom, is twelve years old
  4. My Brother, Tom, is twelve years old.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

in addition to putting your name on your paper please add the date.
  1. In addition to putting your name on your paper please add the Date.
  2. In addition to putting your Name on your paper please add the date.
  3. In addition to putting your name on your paper, please add the date.
  4. in addition to putting your name on your paper, please add the date.
Grade 8 Capitalization
Which sentence is capitalized properly?
  1. I walked Home with Cindy.
  2. I walked home with Cindy.
  3. i walked home with Cindy.
  4. I walked home with cindy.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

i saw richard run like the wind
  1. i saw Richard run like the wind.
  2. I saw Richard run like the wind
  3. I saw richard run like the wind?
  4. I saw Richard run like the wind.
Grade 8 Capitalization
Which sentence is capitalized correctly?
  1. The planet nearest the sun is mercury.
  2. the Planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
  3. The Planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
  4. The planet nearest the Sun is Mercury.
Grade 8 Editing
Using the following sentence which answer choice correctly omits the phrase "possibly a sailor"?

Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man (possibly a sailor) and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  1. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man ()and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  2. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  3. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man, and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
  4. Probably the most emotional discovery was that of the skeleton of a man... and a dog near one of the cargo ships.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

ursula and i love halloween.
  1. Ursula and i love halloween.
  2. ursula and I love Halloween.
  3. Ursula and I love Halloween
  4. Ursula and I love Halloween.
Grade 8 Commas CCSS: L.9-10.2
Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement.
  1. She finished her work, and then took a long lunch.
  2. She finished her work, and then, took a long lunch.
  3. She finished her work and then took a long lunch.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

my Brother left quickly
  1. My Brother left quickly.
  2. My brother left quickly.
  3. My brother left Quickly.
  4. My brother left quickly
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

when you are done eating clear your place
  1. When you are done eating, clear your place
  2. when you are done Eating, clear your place.
  3. When you are done eating, clear your Place.
  4. When you are done eating, clear your place.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

shell never get her own room if she cant keep it clean
  1. Shell never get her own room if she can't keep it clean.
  2. She'll never get her own Room if she can't keep it clean.
  3. She'll never get her own room if she can't keep it clean.
  4. she'll never get her own room if she cant keep it clean.
Grade 8 Editing
Which choice correctly punctuates and capitalizes the words in the following sentence?

in spain they take siestas
  1. In Spain, they take siestas.
  2. In Spain they take siestas.
  3. In spain, they take siestas.
  4. In Spain, they take Siestas.
Grade 8 Quotation Marks
Choose the sentence with the correctly punctuated dialogue.
  1. “I still haven’t forgiven them for cheating!” exclaimed Miss Ripley. “Cheaters never prosper.”
  2. “I still haven’t forgiven them for cheating”! Exclaimed Miss Ripley. “Cheaters never prosper”.
  3. “I still haven’t forgiven them for cheating!” Exclaimed Miss Ripley “Cheaters never prosper.”
  4. “I still haven’t forgiven them for cheating!” exclaimed Miss Ripley. “Cheaters never prosper,”
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