Pre-test: Full Stops and Commas

The most common use of the full stop is, of course, to end a ...

• declarative sentence.

• interrogative sentence.

Which option has used full stops correctly?

• My cat Moxie likes chasing the laser pointer yesterday she ran into a wall.

• My cat Moxie likes chasing. The laser pointer yesterday. She ran. Into a wall.

• My cat Moxie likes chasing the laser printer. Yesterday, she rain into a wall.

Which of the following sentences uses full stops correctly?

• More than fifty million buffalo once roamed North America, but by 1900, fewer than a thousand remained.

• More than fifty million buffalo once roamed North America by 1900, fewer than a thousand remained.

• More than fifty million buffalo once roamed North America. By 1900, fewer than a thousand remained.

Bobby ran after the ball. Caught it. In mid air and threw it back to second base.

• Correct as is.

• Bobby ran after the ball, caught it in mid air, and threw it back to second base.

• Bobby ran after the ball. Caught it in mid air and threw it back to second base.

What must every sentence have to validate the use of a full stop?

• Subject

• A comma

• Predicate

• Preposition

A comma indicates...

• the end of a sentence.

• a smaller break.

• a soft pause

• a punctuation mark that separates words, clauses, or ideas within a sentence.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My friend Cleo, is a wonderful singer.

• My friend Cleo is a wonderful singer.

Which option uses commas correctly?

• We had coffee, cheese and crackers, and grapes.

• We had coffee, cheese and crackers and grapes.

Which option uses a comma correctly?

• He is a healthy, strong man.

• He is a strong healthy man.

• He is a strong, healthy man.

Which of these is punctuated correctly?

• He walked all the way home. He shut the door.

• He walked all the way home, and he shut the door.

• After he walked all the way home, he shut the door.