Grammar Quiz

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• My favourite colours are red blue and green.

• My favourite colours are red, blue, and green.

• My favourite colours are red blue, and green.

• My favourite colours are red, blue and green.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'My favourite colours are red, blue, and green.' is punctuated correctly with commas separating the colors in a list.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "Can you help me" asked Sarah.

• "Can you help me?" asked Sarah.

• "Can you help me," asked Sarah.

• "Can you help me." asked Sarah.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Can you help me?" asked Sarah because it ends with a question mark, which is the appropriate punctuation for a question.

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• The cats' toy is under the table.

• The cat's toy is under the table.

• The cats toy is under the table.

• The cats's toy is under the table.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'The cat's toy is under the table.' because the apostrophe is used to show possession by a singular noun (cat).

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• I need to buy milk, eggs, bread and cheese.

• I need to buy milk eggs bread and cheese.

• I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese.

• I need to buy milk; eggs; bread; and cheese.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'I need to buy milk, eggs, bread, and cheese.' It uses commas to separate items in a list and includes a comma before the conjunction 'and'.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "It's time to go," said Mum.

• "Its time to go," said Mum.

• "Its' time to go," said Mum.

• "It's time to go" said Mum.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'It's time to go,' said Mum.' is punctuated correctly with the proper use of apostrophe in 'It's' and the comma before the closing quotation mark.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• The dog's bone is buried in the yard.

• The dogs bone is buried in the yard.

• The dogs' bone is buried in the yard.

• The dog's bone is buried in the yard

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should use the possessive form 'dog's' to show that the bone belongs to the dog. Therefore, the correct choice is: 'The dog's bone is buried in the yard.'

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• We visited Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

• We visited Toronto Montreal and Vancouver.

• We visited Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

• We visited, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'We visited Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.' correctly uses commas to separate the list of cities.

Select the sentence with the correct punctuation.

• "Where are you going?" asked John.

• "Where are you going" asked John.

• "Where are you going," asked John.

• "Where are you going." asked John.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should end with a question mark when a question is being asked. Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Where are you going?" asked John.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• She said, "I will be there soon".

• She said "I will be there soon."

• She said, "I will be there soon."

• She said "I will be there soon".

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'She said, "I will be there soon."' because it has the proper punctuation with a comma before the opening quotation mark and a period inside the closing quotation mark.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• My brother's car is blue.

• My brothers car is blue.

• My brothers' car is blue.

• My brother car is blue.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should use the possessive form 'brother's' to indicate ownership. Therefore, the correct choice is 'My brother's car is blue.'