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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Is this sentence correctly punctuated?
Sarah is a vegetarian - she doesn't eat meat - .
Yes
No
True or false: Parenthesis ONLY appears in the middle of the sentence.
True
False
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The hotel (situated at the edge of a cliff) had superb views.
The hotel (situated at the edge) of a cliff had superb views.
The hotel situated at the edge of a cliff (had superb views).
The hotel (situated at the edge of a cliff had )superb views.
Which sentence uses parenthesis correctly?
I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food.)
I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper of food).
I won the grand prize at the raffle (a large hamper) of food.
I won the grand prize (at the raffle a large hamper of food).
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
The house (which was built) in 1690 was made out of stone.
The house (which was built in 1690 was made out of stone).
The house which was (built in 1690) was made out of stone.
The house (which was built in 1690) was made out of stone.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
His friends Tom, Harry and Tim were all great (at hide and seek).
His friends (Tom, Harry and Tim) were all great at hide and seek.
His friends (Tom, Harry) and Tim were all great at hide and seek.
His friends (Tom, Harry and Tim were all great) at hide and seek.
What punctuation can be used to mark parenthesis?
commas
full stops
dashes
brackets
question marks
True or false, you add parenthesis before the subject of the sentence.
True
False
Which of these sentences uses parenthesis correctly:
The children, who hadn't eaten for a long time, walked along the river to the raft.
The children who hadn't eaten for, a long time, walked along the river to the raft.
The, children who hadn't eaten, for a long time walked along the river to the raft.
The children - who hadn't eaten for a long time - walked along the river to the raft.
Which TWO of these sentences uses parenthesis successfully:
Lazily, Baca (while wrapped around Max's shoulder) reached for the leaves.
Lazily (while wrapped around Max's shoulder) Baca reached for the leaves.
Lazily, Baca while wrapped, around Max's shoulder, reached for the leaves.
Lazily, Baca, while wrapped around Max's shoulder, reached for the leaves.
Parenthesis allow you:
all three answers
to vary your sentence structure
to add extra detail to inform the reader
to use a range of punctuation in your writing
The blond-haired boy loved the beach - until he was stung by a jellyfish.
The blond-haired boy loved the beach until he was stung by a jelly-fish.
The blond haired boy loved the beach - until he was stung - by a jellyfish.
The blond-haired boy loved the beach - until -he was stung by a jellyfish.
