CELSA - Combined English Language Skills Assessment Punctuation and Capitalization Questions and Answers Flashcards

Which sentence uses commas correctly with a nonrestrictive clause?

Answer: My brother, who lives in Texas, called me.

A nonrestrictive (nonessential) clause is set off by commas on both sides, as shown in option B.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence with a list.

Answer: I need eggs, milk, bread, and butter.

In a series of four items, commas separate each item including before the conjunction (Oxford comma).

Which word should be capitalized in: 'We visited the golden gate bridge last summer.'?

Answer: Golden Gate Bridge

Proper nouns like the name of a specific bridge, 'Golden Gate Bridge,' must always be capitalized.

Choose the sentence with correct apostrophe use.

Answer: The children's books are on the shelf.

'Children's' correctly forms the possessive of the irregular plural noun 'children' by adding apostrophe + s.

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Answer: She studied all night; she passed the exam.

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.

Identify the sentence with correct capitalization of a title.

Answer: She read the book Of Mice and Men.

In title case, capitalize the first word and all major words; prepositions like 'of' and conjunctions like 'and' are lowercase.