End of Sentence Punctuation

Multiple Choice

How many public universities are in Florida?

• 6

• 10

• 12

• 16

Open Ended

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

END OF SENTENCE PUNCTUATION

There are only a few options for correctly ending a sentence, but you
must use the context clues in the sentence to determine which is best.

. A period indicates the end of a sentence.

? A question mark indicates the sentence is a question

! An exclamation point indicates an exclamatory statement.

…. Ellipsis implies you are trailing off or creating drama

Multiple Select

Choose the sentences that are punctuated correctly.

• My brother and I like to play baseball at the park.

• My dog likes to.

• Dad's favorite food is.

• My sister's name is Kelly.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?

• Ouch I burned my finger on the stove!

• Ouch I burned my finger on the stove.

• Ouch I burned my finger on the stove?

• Ouch! I burned my finger on the stove!

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Are the members of BLACKPINK are from Japan?

• Are the members of BLACKPINK from Japan!

• Are the members of BLACKPINK are from Japan.

• Are the members of BLACKPINK from Japan?

Multiple Choice

If you are going to eat in front of the fridge, at least close the door,

• NO CHANGE

• door:

• door-

• door.

Multiple Choice

Wherever you go, make sure that you are at least prepared for the weather?

• NO CHANGE

• weather:

• weather...

• weather.

Multiple Choice

Whether or not you choose to move away from home for college is ultimately up to you?

• NO CHANGE

• you:

• you.

• you;

Multiple Choice

Barrier islands are long, narrow, coastal sand dune formations; they lie parallel to mainland coastlines and offer protection from storms and erosion! Barrier islands occur in chains; they influence local terrain by creating lagoons, estuaries, and marshes.

• NO CHANGE

• • erosion; Barrier

• • erosion: barrier

• • erosion. Barrier

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a public university in Florida?

• Florida Gulf Coast University

• Florida Polytechnic University

• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

• University of Miami

​EXPAND THE CONTRACTION

​When dealing with apostrophes, expand the contraction (split the word up).

It's = it is or it has (It's hot. It's been a long week.)

Its = what it has (The team lost its game.)

You're = you are (You're my favorite person.)

Your = what you have (Your shoe is untied.)

They're = they are (They're leaving.)

Their = what they have (Their car is nice.)

Multiple Choice

Do it before it's / its too late.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

Each play I write has its / it's own unique origin story.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

The pay isn't that great, but its / it's clean work with reasonable hours.

• it's

• its

Multiple Choice

Spontaneity has its time and its / it's place.

• it's

• its

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END OF SENTENCE PUNCTUATION