Punctuation Lesson

Does this look correct?

Today I went to the beach It was really sunny and the breeze was nice

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

"Today I went to the beach. It was really sunny and the breeze was nice."

There should be a full stop at the end of this sentence

Does this look correct?

"That looks really nice." replied Jenny.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

"That looks really nice" replied Jenny."

Never full stop after a quote, unless this quote is at the END of a sentence.

For example: Jenny responded "that looks really nice."

Does this look correct?

I looked to my left. There was a cat. The cat has grey fur. It walked up to me. I pet it.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Too many full stops! Not enough use of conjunctions to join sentences together.

The correct way to type this out would be:

"I looked to my left and there was a cat with grey fur. It walked up to me and I pet it."

Does this look correct?

I walked outside into the cold, wet, muddy grass.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

This is correct.

There is pauses where the writer is listing a variety of things.

Does this look correct?

I went to the pool and there I saw my friends we all hugged when we saw each other and then I couldn't wait to jump into the pool so I jumped straight in I got water everywhere and then my friends decided to jump in too and it was a big mess my mother got really angry and yelled at us so we quickly dried ourselves with towels and we went home.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

No punctuation to break this sentence up at all!

One correct way to write this would be:

"I went to the pool and there I saw my friends, we all hugged when we saw each other. I couldn't wait to jump into the pool so I jumped straight in. I got water everywhere and then my friends decided to jump in too and it was a big mess. My mother got really angry and yelled at us so we quickly dried ourselves with towels and we went home."

Where does the comma (,) go?

Although Frank wasn't feeling 100% he still decided to come to school today.

• After "Frank"

• After "100%"

• After "still"

Answer explanation

"Although Frank wasn't feeling 100%, he still decided to come to school today."

If you read this sentence out loud, you will find where to put pauses in sentences much easier.

Draw a semicolon

Where should the semicolon (;) go?

Year twelves are allowed to leave the school grounds every other year level must stay on the school grounds.

• After "are"

• After "grounds"

• After "level"

• After "stay"

Does this look correct?

Please get the following: chocolates, Coca Cola, and chicken flavour chips.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

This is correct.

The colon is placed directly before listing specific things.

Does this look correct?

Would you like to try and/or buy some grapes?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

The slash goes in-between the and/or to emphasise that there are two options. The slash helps to outline both options.