BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Monday March 14 Label your paper “Starters 4-1” BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Get out your BINDER! Be in Code 0 at the bell Be in your seat! Have your materials ready

1. Which of the following is the correct way to express a question within quotation marks? "What kind of dog do you have?". "What kind of dog do you have"? "What kind of dog do you have!" "What kind of dog do you have?"

2. Which sentence is written correctly? Lisa Beard placed her dessert, peach cobbler, on the dining room table. My bread burned in the oven, so I bought rolls at a store Bob's bakery. Larry and his dad picked up, the chocolate and white, cakes this morning. Mrs. Jones Aaron's mother brought, fish and fries, for the potluck dinner.

3. Which sentence is written correctly? David a former fiction writer, will be writing, the newest column for our monthly newsletter.     David a former fiction writer will be writing the newest column for our monthly newsletter.    David, a former fiction writer, will be writing the newest column for our monthly newsletter.  David a former fiction, writer, will be writing the newest column for our monthly newsletter.

BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Tuesday March 15 BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Get out your BINDER! Be in Code 0 at the bell Be in your seat! Have your materials ready

4. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? My mother was upset; because I lost her favorite grammar book. My mother was upset, because I lost her favorite grammar book. My mother was upset because I lost her favorite grammar book. My mother was upset because, I lost her favorite grammar book.

Dostoevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. He is a popular Russian author. 5. Which of the following best joins the two sentences above into one sentence? Dostoevsky a popular Russian author wrote the novel Crime and Punishment.    Dostoevsky, a popular Russian author, wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. Dostoevsky, a popular Russian author wrote the novel, Crime and Punishment.     Dostoevsky a popular Russian author, wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. 

6. Which of the following sentences is written correctly? Micah did an outstanding job presenting his essay, "Millard Fillmore: Forgotten President" to his English class.     Micah did an outstanding job presenting his essay "Millard Fillmore: Forgotten President," to his English class.  Micah did an outstanding job presenting, his essay "Millard Fillmore: Forgotten President," to his English class.    Micah did an outstanding job presenting his essay, "Millard Fillmore: Forgotten President," to his English class.

BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Wednesday March 16 BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Get out your BINDER! Be in Code 0 at the bell Be in your seat! Have your materials ready

7. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? I want to go to the concert; but I'm not sure if I will be able to make it to see the beginning. I want to go to the concert but, I'm not sure if I will be able to make it to see the beginning. I want to go to the concert but I'm not sure if I will be able to make it to see the beginning. I want to go to the concert, but I'm not sure if I will be able to make it to see the beginning.

8. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? The following students must report to the gym at 2:45: (1. Margaret Melson), (2. Jamal Harrison), (3. Steffa Woods), and (4. Roxanne Roundtree). Language Arts is my favorite subject in school because (1) we get to write in our journals. Gena proposed (5) reasons why we should all participate in the winter charity auction. Sports are good for kids because they help develop the following things: (1) teamwork, (2) health, and (3) friendships.

song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," in song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in Samuel F. Smith wrote the words to the patriotic song "My Country 'Tis of Thee," in 1831. No one knows who composed the music. 9. What is the best way to rewrite the bold phrase in the sentence above? song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," in   song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in    song "My Country 'Tis of Thee" in , song "My Country 'Tis of Thee," in   

BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Thursday March 17 BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Get out your BINDER! Be in Code 0 at the bell Be in your seat! Have your materials ready

10. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? The main way that (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) SARS seems to spread is by coughs and sneezes. 8,098 people worldwide became sick with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) during the 2003 outbreak. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, (SARS), was first reported in Asia in February 2003. In the United States, only eight people contracted (SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

We won the championship screamed Linus. 11. What is the correct form of the sentence above? "We won the championship." Screamed Linus. We won, the championship. Screamed Linus. "We won the championship!" screamed Linus. We won the championship! screamed Linus.   

In mid May, the economy took a turn for the best. 12. Which form of punctuation is missing? a semicolon (;) a dash (/) a comma (,) a hyphen (-)   

BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Friday March 18 BEFORE THE SECOND BELL RINGS: Get out your BINDER! Be in Code 0 at the bell Be in your seat! Have your materials ready

Caleb, , often annoyed Daphne until she played with him. 13. Which of the following choices best fits the blank in the sentence below? in blue pajamas cried loudly Crawled Daphne's younger brother

14. Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly? Laura and David Hollis, two of the nicest people you will ever meet, have been brought on as the new creative team for Globocon Inc.  Laura and David Hollis two of the nicest people you will ever meet have been brought on as the new creative team for Globocon Inc.     Laura, and David Hollis, two of the nicest people you will ever meet have been brought on as the new creative team for Globocon Inc. Laura and David Hollis two of the nicest people you will ever meet, have been brought on as the new creative team for Globocon Inc.  

Which of the following sentences needs an exclamation mark as end punctuation? I will need the following items salt, butter, unpopped corn, and caramel Get away from my chocolate cake A panther is a leopard with a dark coat Did you know that Okinawa is a city in Japan