English - Punctuation
20 free practice questions with explanations
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English - Punctuation: example questions & answers
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What does a full stop (.) do?
- ASeparate words
- BShow excitement
- CEnd a sentence✓
- DAsk a question
Answer: A full stop (period) ends a sentence. Example: 'The cat sat down.'
What does a question mark (?) do?
- AEnd a sentence
- BAsk a question✓
- CShow excitement
- DSeparate words
Answer: A question mark ends a question. Example: 'Are you happy?'
What does an exclamation mark (!) do?
- AEnd a sentence
- BAsk a question
- CShow excitement✓
- DSeparate words
Answer: An exclamation mark shows excitement or strong feeling. Example: 'Watch out!'
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- Athe cat is sleeping
- BThe cat is sleeping.✓
- Cthe cat is sleeping.
- DThe cat is sleeping
Answer: Correct punctuation: start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. 'The cat is sleeping.'
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- Awhat is your name
- BWhat is your name?✓
- CWhat is your name.
- Dwhat is your name?
Answer: Correct punctuation: start with a capital letter and end with a question mark. 'What is your name?'
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- Alook out
- Blook out!
- CLook out!✓
- DLook out.
Answer: For excitement, use an exclamation mark. 'Look out!' is correct.
What does a comma (,) do?
- AEnd a sentence
- BSeparate items in a list✓
- CAsk a question
- DShow excitement
Answer: A comma separates items in a list. Example: 'I like apples, oranges, and bananas.'
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
- AI like cats, dogs, and birds.✓
- BI like, cats, dogs, and birds.
- CI like cats dogs and birds.
- DI, like, cats, dogs, and, birds.
Answer: 'I like cats, dogs, and birds.' uses commas correctly in a list.
What does an apostrophe (') do?
- AEnd a sentence
- BShow a missing letter✓
- CSeparate items
- DAsk a question
Answer: An apostrophe shows missing letters in contractions. Example: can't (cannot), don't (do not).
Which contraction is correct?
- Acant
- Bca'nt
- Ccan't✓
- Dcann't
Answer: 'can't' is the correct way to write 'cannot'.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- AThe dog ran fast
- BThe dog ran fast.✓
- Cthe dog ran fast.
- Dthe dog ran fast
Answer: Correct punctuation: capital letter at start and full stop at end. 'The dog ran fast.'
What is the correct punctuation for a name?
- Ajohn
- BJohn✓
- CJOHN
- Dj0hn
Answer: Names start with a capital letter. 'John' is correct.