3/29 Punctuations

Which is correct?

• The party starts at 7;30

• The party starts at 7:30

Which of the following is correct?

• The weather this winter has been windy, wet, and unpredictable.

• The weather this winter has been: windy, wet, and unpredictable.

Which of the following is correct?

• Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out the window.

• Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out the window.

Which of the following is correct?

• A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N..

• A friend of mine works as a translator for U.N.

• A friend of mine works as a translator for UN.

When will you return to our city....

• ? question mark

• ! exclamation mark

• . full stop

Wow....You really obtained a gold medal in the Olympics.

• ? question mark

• ! exclamation mark

• . full stop

This punctuation should always be used to end a sentence

• hyphen

• full stop

• comma

• exclamation mark

Suddenly Jia Yoong left the class

• Suddenly: Jia Yoong left the class.

• Suddenly Jia Yoong left the class.

• Suddenly, Jia Yoong left the class.

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Ali is very bave and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Ali is very brave and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Ali, is very brave and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

• Ali is very brave, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Our apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbours talking. 

• Our, apartment walls, are very thin so we can hear our neighbours talking. 

• Our apartment walls are very thin, so we can hear our neighbours talking. 

• Our apartment walls are very, thin so we can hear our neighbours talking.