English - Punctuation

What does a full stop (.) do?

• AShow excitement
• BAsk a question
• CSeparate words
• DEnd a sentence✓

Answer: A full stop (period) ends a sentence. Example: 'The cat sat down.'

What does a question mark (?) do?

• ASeparate words
• BAsk a question✓
• CShow excitement
• DEnd a sentence

Answer: A question mark ends a question. Example: 'Are you happy?'

What does an exclamation mark (!) do?

• ASeparate words
• BAsk a question
• CShow excitement✓
• DEnd a sentence

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?

• ASeparate items in a list✓
• BShow excitement or a strong feeling
• CEnd a sentence
• DAsk a question and wait for an answer

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?

• ASeparate items in a list
• BShow a missing letter✓
• CShow where a sentence ends
• DAsk a question in a sentence

Answer: An apostrophe shows missing letters in contractions. Example: can't (cannot), don't (do not).

Which contraction is correct?

• Acant
• Bcan't✓
• Ccann't
• Dca'nt

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
• Bj0hn
• Cjohn
• DJohn✓

Answer: Names start with a capital letter. 'John' is correct.

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

• Asarah plays in the park
• BSarah plays in the park✓
• Csarah Plays In The Park
• DSARAH PLAYS IN THE PARK

Answer: Names start with a capital letter. 'Sarah plays in the park' is correct.

What punctuation goes at the end of a statement?

• A!
• B,
• C?
• D.✓

Answer: A full stop (.) goes at the end of a statement. Example: 'The sky is blue.'

What punctuation goes at the end of a question?

• A,
• B.
• C!
• D?✓

Answer: A question mark (?) goes at the end of a question. Example: 'Do you like pizza?'

Which one is written correctly?

• Ado'g
• Bdog✓
• Cd'og
• Ddog'

Answer: 'dog' doesn't need an apostrophe. But if we meant 'dog's' (possessive), the apostrophe goes before the s. 'dog' is just the regular word.

Which contraction is correct?

• Adon't✓
• Bdonn't
• Cdont
• Ddo'nt

Answer: 'don't' is the correct way to write 'do not'.

Which sentence has correct punctuation?

• AStop
• BStop!✓
• Cstop!
• Dstop.

Answer: 'Stop!' shows urgency with an exclamation mark. Starting with a capital letter is also correct.

What do speech marks (" ") show?

• AA list of items
• BThe spoken words✓
• CA question being asked
• DExcitement

Answer: Speech marks, also called inverted commas, go around the exact words someone says. Example: She said, "Hello!"

Which sentence uses speech marks correctly?

• AShe said hello to her friend
• BShe said, "Hello."✓
• CShe said Hello
• D"She said Hello"

Answer: The speech marks go around only the words that were spoken, and a comma comes just before them.