Mastering Full Stops and Commas

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

• I went to the shop, and I bought some apples.

• I went to the shop and I bought some apples.

• I went to the shop and, I bought some apples.

• I went to the shop, and bought some apples.

Where should the comma be placed in the following sentence: "After the game we went to the park"?

• After, the game we went to the park.

• After the game, we went to the park.

• After the game we, went to the park.

• After the game we went, to the park.

Which sentence uses commas 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.

Identify the sentence with the correct use of a full stop.

• She said she would come. but she didn't.

• She said she would come but she didn't.

• She said she would come, but she didn't.

• She said she would come. But she didn't.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• The cat sat on the mat, it looked very comfortable.

• The cat sat on the mat. It looked very comfortable.

• The cat sat on the mat it looked very comfortable.

• The cat, sat on the mat. It looked very comfortable.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• We visited London, Paris, and Rome during our holiday.

• We visited London Paris, and Rome during our holiday.

• We visited London, Paris and Rome during our holiday.

• We visited London Paris and Rome, during our holiday.

Where should the full stop be placed in the following sentence: "She loves reading books especially novels"?

• She loves reading books. especially novels.

• She loves reading books especially. novels.

• She loves reading books especially novels.

• She loves reading books, especially novels.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• He didn't know what to do, so he asked for help.

• He didn't know what to do so, he asked for help.

• He didn't know what to do so he asked, for help.

• He didn't know what to do so he asked for help.