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 None 2. The colon is the most neglected mark of punctuation. Myth Rule None 3. Never use "Because" or "And" to start a sentence Myth Rule None 4. Fragments are always considered an error in writing. Myth Rule None 5. Where you pause, put a comma. Myth Rule None 6. The semicolon is an outdated mark of punctuation and, therefore, unnecessary in writing. Myth Rule None 7. The most important part of speech is the noun. Myth Rule None 8. Use a comma after the salutation in a business letter. Myth Rule None 9. The pronoun "everybody" is plural. Myth Rule None 10. Dashes and hyphens are interchangeable marks of punctuation Myth Rule None 11. Periods can go inside or outside of end quotation marks depending on the quoted material. Myth Rule None 12. Never end a sentence with a preposition. Myth Rule None BONUS: Grammar checkers on computers are usually correct! Myth Rule None Time's up
