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Punctuation Enabling 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which punctuation mark is used to end a declarative sentence?

a)

question mark

b)

exclamation mark

c)

period

d)

comma

2.

When should quotation marks be used in writing?

a)

Quotation marks should be used in writing to indicate direct speech, enclose the titles of short works, and indicate irony or sarcasm.

b)

To emphasize the writer's personal opinion

c)

To highlight important keywords

d)

To indicate the beginning and end of a paragraph

3.

In the sentence 'She loves to read; he prefers to watch TV', what punctuation mark is used to connect the independent clauses?

a)

semicolon

b)

exclamation mark

c)

question mark

d)

comma

4.

When should a comma be used before a coordinating conjunction?

a)

When the coordinating conjunction is joining two independent clauses.

b)

When the coordinating conjunction is joining a subject and a verb.

c)

When the coordinating conjunction is joining a dependent clause and an independent clause.

d)

When the coordinating conjunction is joining two prepositional phrases.

5.

Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of commas in a series? a) apples, oranges, bananas b) apples oranges bananas c) apples, oranges bananas

a)

b) apples, oranges,bananas

b)

a) apples, oranges, bananas

c)

a) apples oranges, bananas

d)

c) apples oranges, bananas

6.

What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

a)

question mark

b)

comma

c)

semicolon

d)

exclamation mark

7.

In the sentence 'I have to finish my homework, but I also want to go to the movies', what punctuation mark is used before the coordinating conjunction?

a)

question mark

b)

comma

c)

exclamation mark

d)

semicolon

8.

When should quotation marks be used to indicate direct speech?

a)

To indicate indirect speech

b)

To highlight important keywords

c)

To emphasize the title of a book or movie

d)

Quotation marks should be used to indicate direct speech.

9.

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause in a sentence?

a)

apostrophe

b)

exclamation mark

c)

comma

d)

semicolon

10.

She said, "I will be there at 5 o'clock." where should the quotation marks be placed?

a)

She said, "I will be there at 5 o'clock."

b)

She said, 'I will be there at 5 o'clock.'

c)

She said, 'I will be there at 5 o'clock.

d)

She said, I will be there at 5 o'clock.