by BlastRoom
Practice punctuating dialogue, embedded quotations, ellipses, and brackets correctly.
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40 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Which dialogue line is punctuated correctly after a tag before the quoted words?
Which line correctly punctuates a dialogue tag after the quoted words?
Which line correctly punctuates a quoted question followed by a tag?
Which dialogue line is correct when the tag comes before a question?
Which line correctly shows a dialogue tag interrupting one sentence?
Which dialogue line correctly places commas around an interrupting tag?
Which line correctly punctuates an excited command after a dialogue tag?
Which line correctly treats the words after the quote as an action, not a dialogue tag?
Ben speaks, and then Ava answers him. Where does Ava's line belong on the page?
Which line correctly punctuates a quotation inside spoken dialogue?
Which line correctly punctuates a question interrupted by a dialogue tag?
Which dialogue line correctly uses an exclamation point before a tag?
In “The ferry is here__” Ana said, what mark belongs in the slot?
In “Are the muffins cool__” Lee asked, what mark belongs in the slot?
In Rosa whispered__ “The baby deer is sleeping,” what mark belongs after the tag?
In The guide called the garden “quiet at sunrise__” but the crowd arrived by noon, what mark belongs in the slot?
In The sign gave one warning__ “Do not cross the tracks,” what mark best introduces the exact warning in the same sentence?
In The reviewer wrote, “The pacing is brisk__ the ending feels rushed,” what mark belongs between the two independent clauses?
In “The engine,” Noah said__ “needs oil before the race,” what mark belongs after the interrupting tag?
In The bulletin announced, “Practice ends at five__” what mark belongs before the closing quotation mark?
In “We won the relay__” Grace shouted, what mark belongs in the slot?
In Coach Rivera said, __Keep your eyes on the ball,” what mark belongs before Keep?
The review says the sauce is “smoky.” Which sentence embeds the quoted word correctly?
A note says, “The turtle moved with surprising speed.” Which sentence embeds the quoted words correctly?
The narrator calls the river “a narrow ribbon of fog.” Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly?
The memo says, “Volunteers must report by 6:30.” Which sentence embeds the quoted words correctly?
The directions say the checkpoint is “under the old bridge.” Which sentence embeds the location correctly?
The pilot called the runway “too windy for a safe launch.” Which sentence embeds the phrase correctly?
The manual describes the signal as “a steady blue glow.” Which sentence embeds the phrase correctly?
The alert gives the phrase “heavy rain may flood low roads.” Which sentence embeds it correctly?
The critic wrote, “the best jazz solo of the night.” Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly?
The technician called the floor “a maze of cables.” Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly?
In the shortened quotation “The mayor thanked volunteers ... after the flood,” what does the ellipsis show?
A report says, “The train slowed ... near the west platform.” What is the ellipsis doing?
In the quote “The solution turned cloudy ... when heated,” what does the ellipsis signal?
A diary is quoted as “At sunrise ... we crossed the ridge.” What does the ellipsis mean?
In “The captain said [the ferry] would dock at noon,” what do the brackets do?
In “The garden [behind the library] closes at dusk,” what are the brackets doing?
In “Sofia said, ‘[W]e can finish the mural today,’” why is W in brackets?
In “The mechanic called it [the loose belt] the likely cause,” what do the brackets show?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
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