whats the point punctuation practice 1 eg36

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What’s the Point…? Punctuation Practice 1
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Circle the correct pu
nctuation mark below:
1. This
is a
comma:
. , ’ ; ?
2. This is a q
uestion mark:
. , ’ ; ?
3. This is a full stop:
. , ’ ; ?
4. This is a
semicol
on:
. , ’ ; ?
5. This is a
n apostrop
he:
. , ’ ; ?
6. We put this punctu
ation mark at the end of a normal senten
ce:
. , ’ ; ?
7. We put this punctu
ation mark at the end of a sentence if it asks a direct que
stion:

. , ’ ; ?
8. We use this pun
ctuation mark to show that something belongs to someone or some
letters
are mi
ssing:
. , ’ ; ?
9. We use this pun
ctuation mark to join together two phrases in a sentence with a conjunction
(e.g. but) and to separate words in a list:
. , ’ ; ?
10. We u
se this punctuation mark to make a short pause in a sentence – longe
r than a
comm
a but shorter than a full stop:
. , ’ ; ?
English Banana.com
Test Your Grammar Skills
What’s the Point…? Punctuation Practice 1
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This worksheet can be photocopied and used without charge
A
nswers:
1. This
is a
comma:
. , ’ ; ?
2. This is a q
uestion mark:

. , ’ ; ?
3. This is a full stop:
. , ’ ; ?
4. This is a
semicol
on:
. , ’ ; ?
5. This is a
n apostrop
he:
. , ’ ; ?
6. We put this punctu
ation mark at the end of a normal senten
ce:
. , ’ ; ?
7. We put this punctu
ation mark at the end of a sentence if it asks a direct que
stion:
. , ’ ; ?
8. We use this pun
ctuation mark to show that something belongs to someone or some
letters
are mi
ssing:
. , ’ ; ?
9. We use this pun
ctuation mark to join together two phrases in a sentence with a conjunction
(e.g. but) and to separate words in a list:
. , ’ ; ?
10. We u

se this punctuation mark to make a short pause in a sentence – longe
r than a
comm
a but shorter than a full stop:
. , ’ ; ?