Starter quiz

  • Punctuation is ______.
    • where you edit and refine your work
    • marks used to separate sentences and their elements  ✓
    • the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words
  • Which of the following would you use at the end of a sentence?
    • a full-stop  ✓
    • a comma
    • a colon
    • a semi-colon
  • An exclamation mark is used to show ______.
    • strong emotions  ✓
    • angry emotions only
    • sad emotions only
  • In a complex sentence, if you have a subordinate clause in the middle then ______.
    • you use a comma before the subordinate clause
    • you place commas around the subordinate clause  ✓
    • you use a comma after the subordinate clause
  • Which of the following is a correctly punctuated compound sentence?
    • Alice tried to pour herself some tea, but there was a mouse in the teapot.  ✓
    • Alice tried to pour herself some tea but there was a mouse in the teapot.
    • Alice tried to pour herself some tea but, there was a mouse in the teapot.
  • Match the position of a subordinate clause in a sentence with the correct punctuation.
    • At the beginning
      ⇔
      Comma after the subordinate clause ✓
    • In the middle
      ⇔
      Commas around the subordinate clause ✓
    • At the end
      ⇔
      No comma ✓
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