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- 1. Multiple Choice
"Stop yelling at me." said Susan.
said should be Said.
The first full stop should be a comma
at should be 'on'
The second full stop is unnecessary
- 2. Multiple Choice
Name ALL the problems with this sentence: Mpho said, "wow Jane you look ravishing".
wow should be capitalised
Mpho said should be at the end of the sentence
There should be a comma after Jane
the full stop should be before the speech marks close
There shouldn't be a comma after said.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is wrong with: "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache," explained Susie.
the comma should be after the speech marks
The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there
The comma before Harry shouldn't be there
There is nothing wrong with the punctuation.
The first full stop should be a comma.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where should the comma be placed in the following example? “I would love to” said Ben.
Before closing speech marks
After closing speech marks
After the word 'said'
After the word 'would'
- 5. Multiple Choice
Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Seldom
- 6. Multiple Choice
Name ALL the punctuation problems with the following: "Shut up Sue," yelled Mark. "bite me", replied Sue.
We shouldn't say 'shut up'
"bite me" should be "Bite me"
The second comma should come before the speech marks
the first comma shouldn't be there
Bite me should be on a new line
- 7. Multiple Choice
"What took you so long?" The problem is?
The speaker hasn't been identified
The question mark should be an exclamation mark
The question should be rhetorical
There should not be any speech marks
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these sentences is using speech marks correctly?
"I'm looking for a dragon," said Pete. "Have you seen him?"
"I'm looking for a dragon, said Pete "have you seen him?"
I'm looking for a dragon said Pete have you seen him?
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following dialogue is written using the correct punctuation?
Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen."
Sam yelled ",Mom, where did I put my green pen!"
Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?"
Sam "yelled Mom, where did I put my green pen?"
- 10. Multiple Choice
"You must always finish your greens before you start dessert___ " reminded Father.
In the above quote, what punctuation should be placed in the space between the end of "dessert" and the end quotation mark?
a full stop (period)
an exclamation point
a question mark
a comma
- 11. Multiple Choice
I need you to pick up the following things at Kroger ___ bananas, strawberries, and cookies.
semicolon
colon
comma
- 12. Multiple Choice
If I don't study for this test, I'm not going to do well __ if I don't do well, I will cry.
Semicolon
Colon
Comma
- 13. Multiple ChoiceI am going home I intend to stay there.NO CHANGEhome; I intendhome, I intendhome I intend.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct sentence or sentences.
Even though my brother hates ping pong; I can't get enough of it.
Even though my brother hates ping pong, I can't get enough of it.
Even though my brother hates ping pong. I can't get enough of it.
I can't get enough of ping pong, but my brother hates it.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Mr Doggler "is everything all right?" What are ALL the problems with this sentence?
the 'i' in is should be a capital letter
There needs to be a verb after Doggler
The question mark shouldn't be there
The speech marks should end before the ?
It should be in reported speech
- 16. Multiple Choice
Jason looked cross, he's fuming inside. What is wrong with this sentence?
he's should be written as he is.
he's should be written as he was
he's should be written as his
looked should be was looking
The comma should be a semi-colon
- 17. Multiple Choice
'Unless you hurry , you will be late,' said Paliswa. What is wrong with this sentence?
There shouldn't be a space after hurry
There shouldn't be a gap after the first comma
The first comma should be a semi-colon
The first comma should be a colon.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The punctuation mark that means a pause is needed in a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large number.
comma
semicolon
quotation mark
apostrophe
- 19. Multiple Choice
The govt. need to act swiftly. Identify ALL the mistakes in this sentence
'to' should be 'too'
'need' should be 'needs'
'act' should be 'acts'
there should not be a period after 'govt'
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is wrong with this sentence? "Stop it, Pete" said Sue.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence
The sentence should start with: Sue said, "Stop...."
The comma should not be there
There should be a comma after Pete
There should be a full stop after Pete
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