BUILDING WITH THE BASICS: GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION QUIZ How many grammar and punctuation rules you learned in school might actually be myths? Take the Grammar and Punctuation Quiz and then click the "Submit" button to see the answers! CONTACT US if you'd like to discuss any of them. 1. A comma before "and" in a series is optional. Myth Rule 2. The colon is the most neglected mark of punctuation. Myth Rule 3. Never use "Because" or "And" to start a sentence Myth Rule 4. Fragments are always considered an error in writing. Myth Rule 5. Where you pause, put a comma. Myth Rule 6. The semicolon is an outdated mark of punctuation and, therefore, unnecessary in writing. Myth Rule 7. The most important part of speech is the noun. Myth Rule 8. Use a comma after the salutation in a business letter. Myth Rule 9. The pronoun "everybody" is plural. Myth Rule 10. Dashes and hyphens are interchangeable marks of punctuation Myth Rule 11. Periods can go inside or outside of end quotation marks depending on the quoted material. Myth Rule 12. Never end a sentence with a preposition. Myth Rule BONUS: Grammar checkers on computers are usually correct! Myth Rule Time's up