Punctuation
8 free practice questions with explanations
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Punctuation: example questions & answers
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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- AI like apples, oranges, and bananas✓
- BI like apples oranges, and bananas
- CI like apples oranges and bananas
- DI like, apples oranges and bananas
Answer: Commas are used to separate the items in a list. Only one option puts commas between the items; the others leave them out or place one in the wrong position.
Which is correct?
- AWhat is your name
- BWhat is your name?✓
- CWhat is your name;
- DWhat is your name!
Answer: Questions end with a question mark.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- AShe said, 'I like pizza.'✓
- BShe said 'I like pizza'
- CShe said, I like pizza.
- DShe said I like pizza
Answer: Direct quotes need punctuation and quotation marks.
Which shows that the toy belongs to ONE cat?
- AThe cats toy
- BThe cat toy
- CThe cats' toy
- DThe cat's toy✓
Answer: An apostrophe followed by 's' shows that something belongs to one cat. Putting the apostrophe after a plural 's' would mean the toy belonged to several cats.
Which is punctuated correctly?
- AI went to school yesterday I learned a lot
- BI went to school yesterday, and I learned a lot✓
- CI went to school yesterday, I learned a lot
- DI went to school yesterday and, I learned a lot
Answer: Two complete sentences cannot simply be run together, and a comma on its own is not strong enough to join them. Putting 'and' after the comma joins them properly; putting the comma after 'and' does not.
Which sentence is correct?
- AWow that is amazing
- BWow that is amazing!
- CWow, that is amazing!✓
- DWow, that is amazing
Answer: An interjection such as 'Wow' is followed by a comma, and the sentence still needs an end mark. Only one option does both.
Which is correctly punctuated?
- AMy friends names' are Amy Ben and Chris
- BMy friend's names are Amy, Ben, and Chris
- CMy friends names are Amy, Ben and Chris
- DMy friends' names are Amy, Ben, and Chris✓
Answer: The names belong to more than one friend, so the apostrophe goes after the plural 's': friends'.
Which sentence is correct?
- AI cant go today
- BI cant' go today
- CI ca'nt go today
- DI can't go today✓
Answer: Contractions use apostrophes correctly: 'can't'.