In this game, you will see a sentence that is missing some punctuation or has incorrect punctuation. Identify how to correctly

punctuate it, and you can earn some points for your team! Beware: There are a few sentences that

don’t need any corrections!

Watch out for the dreaded Your team will lose some or all of its points.

Also, watch out for the You can earn extra points!

4 points

Grant asked “Do you want to go to the movies on Saturday?”

3 points

My Girl is one of my favorite songs.

6 points

“Do you want to play tag,” asked Arminda “or do you want to play on the swingset?”

5 points

The soccer game is at 10:00 on Saturday morning, announced Coach Stevens.

3 points

Mom said, “Please take the dog for a walk.

The team who just earned points loses 2 points.

4 points

“My tummy hurts,” whined my little brother.

6 points

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a very famous poem about the American Revolution.

6 points

“If we do our homework right away, I told my brother, “then we can go outside and play.”

The team who just earned points can earn an extra 5 points if they can write an original sentence that uses quotation

marks in dialogue correctly.

3 points

Daniela whispered “I think your artwork is amazing.”

4 points

“Put your name at the top of the paper” announced Mr. Callahan.

The team who just earned points loses half of its points.

4 points

“Little Star” is an article about a famous actress named Shirley Temple.

5 points

I memorized a poem called Sick to say aloud to the class.

The team who just earned points can earn an extra 5 points if they can write an original sentence that uses quotation

marks in dialogue correctly.

5 points

We learned a new song in music today.

6 points

“I wish I had my camera with me,” said Jada, because the sunset is so pretty.”

5 points

“Please hand me an apple” requested Luisa.

5 points

I read a newspaper article called

A Sea Lion Story last night for homework.

The team who just earned points loses 4 points.

The team who just lost points can earn an extra 5 points if they can write an original sentence that

uses quotation marks in dialogue correctly.

6 points

Andre asked, “Do you want to ride bikes with me”?

3 points

Alicia yelled “Look out for the ball!”

4 points

“Sit up straight and sing loud”, announced the music teacher.

3 points

“Get out your social studies books,” said Mr. Taylor, “and turn to page 140.

The team who just earned points loses 3 points.

6 points

“There’s a bird on the windowsill,” whispered Saadia as she leaned over to me.

4 points

My grandmother taught me how to play

Three Blind Mice on the piano.

The game is over!

And the winner is…..

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