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Punctuation

English Language

Punctuation starts at 2 and continues till grade 10. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Punctuation. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Select the sentence with correct punctuation: (1) Where are you (2) Where are you? (3) Where are you.
What is the function of a comma in a compound sentence?
What is the purpose of a dash (—) in a sentence?
What punctuation is needed in the following sentence? She asked if I was coming
What punctuation mark is used at the end of an imperative sentence?
What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?
What punctuation mark is used to separate two complete sentences without using a conjunction?
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?
Which punctuation mark is used to enclose information that is not essential to the main point?
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence?
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate direct address?
Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses?
Which punctuation mark is used to separate the day and year in a date?
Which punctuation mark is used to show omission of letters in contractions?
Which punctuation mark is used to show possession?
Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence: Wow that was a close call
Explain the difference between a hyphen and a dash, and give an example of each.
Identify the error in punctuation in the following sentence and correct it: The teacher said "Please be quiet".
Rewrite the following sentence by adding the correct punctuation: when I finish my homework I will call you
Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (1) Did you see the movie last night. (2) Did you see the movie last night? (3) Did you see the movie last night!