Check your punctuation knowledge

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GCSE English Language Quiz sobre Check your punctuation knowledge, criado por Barney Selman em 23-02-2017.
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão 1

Questão
The comma , is used to...? Choose ALL the correct answers.
Responda
  • end a sentence.
  • separate items on a list
  • separate out a clause in a sentence or add extra information

Questão 2

Questão
'Jenny, who had always hated school, was surprised to pass all her exams. This is an example of the correct way to use the comma to separate out information in a sentence.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 3

Questão
The semi-colon (;) is used to: Choose ALL the correct answers.
Responda
  • End a sentence
  • Start a list
  • To separate items on a long list
  • Join two sentences with related ideas (instead of a connecting word)

Questão 4

Questão
The colon : is used to? Choose ALL the correct answers
Responda
  • show that a list of names/items is coming.
  • Finish a sentence.
  • Explain the first part of a sentence/statement.

Questão 5

Questão
Which is the correct sentence? There is only one possible winner in the Premier League this year: Chelsea. There is only one possible winner in the Premier League this year; Chelsea.
Responda
  • Colon
  • Semi-colon

Questão 6

Questão
The apostrophe ' is used to.....? Choose ALL the correct answers.
Responda
  • Show possession
  • Show when a letter has been missed out
  • make an item plural (more than one)

Questão 7

Questão
Does this sentence show possession or a missing letter? Jim's guitar is missing.
Responda
  • Possession
  • Missing letter

Questão 8

Questão
The exclamation mark ! is used to...? Choose the correct answers.
Responda
  • Show emotions such as surprise, anger etc.
  • Turn sentences into imperatives (orders).
  • Ask a question

Questão 9

Questão
You should use exclamation marks ! in formal texts
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 10

Questão
Speech marks " " are used to...
Responda
  • Show when someone is speaking - dialogue
  • show a quotation from a text
  • Show that something is really important

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