First Settlement - Commas - Punctuation and capitalization

Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

First Settlement
Commas
Punctuation and capitalization

The Spanish built this settlement in 1565. It became the first permanent European settlement in what was to become the United States. Today it is a city. What is its name?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. If the end punctuation and commas are used correctly, write the letter for correct in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page. If punctuation is missing or is used incorrectly, write the letter for incorrect. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. The English Spanish French and Dutch all claimed parts of the New World.

T. Correct

G. Incorrect

2. Life was hard in the New World, and some of the first settlements failed.

I. Correct

M. Incorrect

3. Do you know what the first English settlement was.

C. Correct

T. Incorrect

4. I’m not sure if it was Jamestown?

N. Correct

E. Incorrect

5. The Mayflower, a small ship brought the Pilgrims to the New World.

R. Correct

A. Incorrect

6. Did the Pilgrims settle in Massachusetts, or did they settle in New York?

S. Correct

J. Incorrect

7. They reached the New World on Nov. 21 1620.

M. Correct

U. Incorrect

8. The Pilgrims built the first permanent English settlement in Massachusetts.

N. Correct

E. Incorrect

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