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Punctuation Basics Practice
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Punctuation Basics Practice
Choose or write punctuation that makes each sentence clear. Use New Zealand spelling.
Spot the punctuation
1.Which mark belongs at the end of this statement? “The observatory windows face the crater”
- ?
- !
- .
2.Hana sees a sudden burst of steam and exclaims, “Look at that plume” Which mark should finish her words?
- .
- !
- ?
3.Select the sentence with commas correctly separating the items in a list.
- Wiremu packed a notebook, a torch, and a raincoat.
- Wiremu packed a notebook a torch, and a raincoat.
- Wiremu packed, a notebook a torch and a raincoat.
4.Choose the correctly punctuated speech: Freya said I can see the crater rim.
- Freya said, “I can see the crater rim.”
- Freya said “I can see the crater rim”.
- Freya said, I can see the crater rim.
Edit the sentences
5.Rewrite with capital letters and punctuation: at dawn hana checked the instruments seismograph radio and thermometer
6.Split this run-on into two complete sentences and punctuate them: Wiremu watched the monitor the tremor line began to move
7.Add speech marks and other punctuation: Freya called the observation room the ash is drifting east
Write and check
8.Write three sentences about a shift at a volcano observatory: one statement containing a list with commas, one question, and one sentence with speech marks. Answers will vary; include all three sentence types and punctuate them correctly.
9.Check your three sentences. Tick each punctuation feature you used correctly:
☐ Capital letters at sentence beginnings
☐ Full stops after statements
☐ A question mark after the question
☐ Commas between list items
☐ Speech marks around spoken words
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