Punctuation and Grammar Exercises PDF

## Punctuation and Grammar Exercises 17. The newspaper reported that the hostages had been released. - most of them French, - most of them French, - /most of them French/ - [most of them French] 18. Which of the following is punctuated correctly? - Ayman said, Where did you spend you...

## Punctuation and Grammar Exercises 17. The newspaper reported that the hostages had been released. - most of them French, - most of them French, - /most of them French/ - [most of them French] 18. Which of the following is punctuated correctly? - Ayman said, Where did you spend your holiday, Ali? - Ayman said, "Where did you spend your holiday, all? - Ayman said, Where did you spend your holiday, Ali. - Ayman said, "Where did you spend your holiday, Ali?" 19. Ali painted the picture. What colours did he use? - Ali used red, green and yellow - Ali used red, green and yellow - Ali used red green and yellow. - Ali used red, green and yellow. 20. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? - 'Who is the responsible'? they asked. - 'who is the responsible?' they asked. - 'Who is the responsible?' they asked. - 'Who is the responsiblel' they asked. 21. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? - The bus will be here on time. Won't it? - The bus will be here on time, won't it! - The bus will be here on time: won't it? - The bus will be here on time, won't it? 22. Which of the following can be used to punctuate the sentence below? Wow... You really obtained a gold medal in the Olympics. - ? question mark - ; semi-colon - . full stop - ! exclamation mark 23. Which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? - For who was that e-mail intended? - for - who - that - intended 24. Which of the following uses commas correctly? - My father, works in a bank. - January 9, 2004, is my birthday. - It is cold: however, he is going swimming. - He will go to the party, if he gets an invitation. 25. Which of the following correctly punctuated? - She said, "where can we find a nice restaurant?" - She said "Where can we find a nice restaurant?" - She said, "Where can we find a nice restaurant?" - She said, "Where can we find a nice restaurant." 26. Which of the following is correctly punctuated? - The shop opens at 9.30. - The shop opens at 9,30. - The shop opens at 9:30. - Both a and b are correct.