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Punctuation Power Practice

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Punctuation Power Practice

📚 Part 1: Punctuation Impact

1. Read these two sentences carefully. What is the difference in meaning?

A: Let's eat Grandma!

B: Let's eat, Grandma!

2. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

The students who studied hard passed the test

The students, who studied hard, passed the test

The students who studied hard, passed the test

3. Which punctuation marks can end a sentence? (Check all that apply)

Full stop (.)

Question mark (?)

Comma (,)

Exclamation mark (!)

4. What type of sentence needs a question mark?

A sentence that shows excitement

A sentence that asks something

A sentence that makes a statement

A sentence that gives a command

✏️ Part 2: Fix the Punctuation

5. Add the correct punctuation to these sentences:

a) What time does the rugby match start ____

b) Sarah bought apples oranges bananas and kiwifruit ____

c) Watch out for that car ____

d) The weather in Auckland is warm ____ but Wellington is quite cold ____

6. Rewrite this sentence with correct punctuation:

my friend james who lives in christchurch is visiting next week

7. Combine these two simple sentences into one compound sentence using correct punctuation:

The temperature reached 25°C today. We decided to go to the beach.

8. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly in a list:

I need to buy milk, bread, cheese, and, butter

I need to buy milk bread cheese and butter

I need to buy milk, bread, cheese and butter

🤔 Part 3: Reflection

9. Explain why punctuation is important in writing. Give at least two reasons:
10. Look at this sentence and explain how the meaning changes with different punctuation:

A: The teacher said the student is brilliant.

B: "The teacher," said the student, "is brilliant."

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