Exercises on Punctuation

1. Choose the sentence with the appropriate use of punctuation:

I know, what you want.	I know what you want.
I know what you want?	I know what you want!
Correct Answer: I know what you want.
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of the period mark at the end of the sentence.

2. You dont know me well do you

You dont know me well do you?	You don't know me well, do you.
You don't know me well do you?	You don't know me well, do you?
Correct Answer: You don't know me well, do you?
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of the apostrophe, the comma before the tag question and a question mark at the end of the sentence as it is an interrogative sentence.

3. Do you recall my name my address my job my passion

Do you recall my name my address my job my passion?	Do you recall my name my address my job my passion.
Do you recall my name? My address? My job? My passion?	Do you recall my name, my address, my job and my passion!
Correct Answer: Do you recall my name? My address? My job? My passion?
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of the question mark in series as it implies the use of same subject and verb.

4. What I can’t believe you did this to her

What, I can’t believe you did this to her?	What? I can’t believe you did this to her.
What I can’t believe you did this to her.	What! I can’t believe you did this to her!
Correct Answer: What! I can’t believe you did this to her!
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of exclamation mark within and at the end of the sentence.

5. I knew what would happen if we went there but we had to go anyway

I knew what would happen if we went there, but we had to go anyway.	I knew what would happen if we went there but we had to go anyway?
I knew what would happen, if we went there but we had to go anyway.	I knew what would happen if we went there but we had to go anyway!
Correct Answer: I knew what would happen if we went there, but we had to go anyway.
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of a comma between two independent clauses and period mark at the end of the sentence.

6. Do you remember what we used to do when we played together as childhood friends

Do you remember what we used to do, when we played together as childhood friends?	Do you remember what we used to do when we played together as childhood friends!
Do you remember what we used to do when we played together as childhood friends?	Do you remember what we used to do when we played together as childhood friends.
Correct Answer: Do you remember what we used to do when we played together as childhood friends?
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of a question mark at the end of the sentence as it is an interrogative sentence.

7. In summer its way too hot around here

In summer, its way too hot around here.	In summer, it’s way too hot around here.
In summer its way too hot around here.	In summer, it’s way too hot around here!
Correct Answer: In summer, it’s way too hot around here.
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of apostrophe, comma, and period mark at the end of the sentence.

8. We had pizza beef steak onion rings and diet coke at the dinner

We had pizza beef steak onion rings and diet coke at the dinner.	We had pizza, beef steak, onion rings and diet coke at the dinner.
We had pizza; beef steak; onion rings; and diet coke at the dinner?	We had pizza, beef steak, onion rings, and diet coke at the dinner!
Correct Answer: We had pizza, beef steak, onion rings and diet coke at the dinner.
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of a comma to separate multiple items of the same category and period mark at the end of the sentence.

9. You are the right person for the job arent you

You are the right person for the job, aren’t you?	You are the right person for the job aren’t you?
You are the right person for the job, arent you?	You are the right person for the job, aren’t you!
Correct Answer: You are the right person for the job, aren’t you?
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of a comma before the tag question, apostrophe and question mark at the end of the sentence.

10. Stop you cant go any further

Stop you can’t go any further!	Stop you can’t go any further.
Stop, you can’t go any further.	Stop, you cant go any further.
Correct Answer: Stop, you can’t go any further.
Explanation: In the selected sentence, there’s an appropriate use of a comma after the direct reference, apostrophe and period mark at the end of the sentenc

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