Perfect Punctuation!

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A comma (,) is used to do what?

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'Jenny had learned to study by herself, even though she didn't enjoy it'

This is an example of the correct way to use the comma to separate clauses in a sentence.

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The semi-colon (;) is used to:

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The colon (:) is used to

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For each of the sentences below choose either a colon or semi-colon from the drop-down menu to correctly punctuate the sentences.

1) We have one rule in this school( :, ; ) treat others as you would like them to treat you.
2) There is a choice of three main courses( :, ; ) beef in ale( ;, : ) spaghetti bolognese or fish and chips.
3) Mum could not find her car keys( ;, : ) we had to walk to school.
4) There are four teams left in the World Cup( :, ; )
5) The clock would not work( ;, : ) it needed a battery.
6) We tried three ways to save money( :, ; ) turning down the heating( ;, : ) cycling to work( ;, : ) holidaying in this country.

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The apostrophe(') is used to:

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For each of the examples of apostrophe us in the image, choose from the drop-down menus either 'omission' if the apostrophe is being used to indicate a missing letter or 'possession' if it is being used to indicate ownership.

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Full stops(.) are only used

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What does an exclamation mark (!) do?

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The question (?) mark does what?

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The passage below has had all of the punctuation marks removed. Choose from the drop-down menus to replace these and correctly punctuation the passage so that it makes sense.

Yaqoob and Iqbal were nervous of hanging around a volatile situation( ., :, ; ) They agreed to find out for me what was happening( ,, ;, . ) ordering me to stay inside the car as they were swallowed up by the crowd( ., ;, ! ) They emerged sometime later( ., !, ; ) 'It( ' omission, ' possession, , )s still not resolved,' said Iqbal, 'but it( ' omission, ' possession, ; )s starting to get nasty. I think we should leave'( ., ;, ! ) As we drove away( ,, ;, . ) Yaqoob reflected on his driving skills( ., :, ; ) 'I really enjoyed that( ,, !, ; )' he said as we drove off at a more sedate pace( ., ;, : ) 'But I don( ' omission, ' possession, ; )t even have my licence yet because I( ' omission, ' possession, , )m underage( !, ., : )'.

They both found this hilarious( ,, ;, ! ) but I was glad he hadn't told me before( ;, ., : ) an inexperienced( ,, ;, : ) underage driver causing a massive pile-up in the middle of the high-stakes donkey race could have caused problems( ., !, ? )

A quiz to test knowledge and understanding of punctuation and how to use it.

Perfect Punctuation!

A comma (,) is used to do what?

'Jenny had learned to study by herself, even though she didn't enjoy it' This is an example of the correct way to use the comma to separate clauses in a sentence.

The semi-colon (;) is used to:

The colon (:) is used to

The apostrophe(') is used to:

For each of the examples of apostrophe us in the image, choose from the drop-down menus either 'omission' if the apostrophe is being used to indicate a missing letter or 'possession' if it is being used to indicate ownership.

Full stops(.) are only used

What does an exclamation mark (!) do?

The question (?) mark does what?

'Jenny had learned to study by herself, even though she didn't enjoy it'

This is an example of the correct way to use the comma to separate clauses in a sentence.