Grammar Punctuation

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.

Which one of the following marks represents a comma:

• ?

• :

• !

• .

• ,

Fill in the missing punctuation mark:

Rebecca's mom went to the shop and bought eggs _ bread _ milk and sweets.

• ?

• ,

• .

• :

• !

Choose the correct sentence:

(1) Jordan screamed: "Owww" when he stood on a thorn.

(2) Jordan screamed, "Owww!" when he stood on the thorn.

• (2)

• (1)

This mark separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence.

• semicolon

• quotation mark

• period

• parentheses

This mark is used to show excitement or emphasis.

• ellipsis

• hyphen

• parentheses

• exclamation point

These marks are used at the beginning and end of a phrase to show that it is being written exactly as it was originally said or written.

• quotation marks

• ellipsis

• hyphen

• dash

This mark is used to note the end of a declarative sentence.

• period

• quotation mark

• parenthesis

• apostrophe

Which sentence is correct:

• (1)

• (2)

Fill in the missing punctuation mark:

What day is it today_

• ?

• .

• :

• ,

• !