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Punctuation

English Language

Punctuation starts at 2 and continues till grade 10. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Punctuation. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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What is the difference between a colon and a semicolon?
What is the function of an exclamation mark in a sentence?
What is the purpose of a hyphen in a sentence?
What is the purpose of a period in a sentence?
What is the purpose of quotation marks in a sentence?
What punctuation mark is used to separate the day and year in a date?
What punctuation mark is used to show a pause in a sentence?
What punctuation mark is used to show strong feelings or excitement?
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly? (1) She said, “Hello.” (2) She said, Hello. (3) She said, Hello. (4) She said Hello.
Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a question? (1) Period (2) Exclamation mark (3) Question mark (4) Comma
Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses? (1) Comma (2) Semicolon (3) Colon (4) Apostrophe
Which punctuation mark is used to separate parts of an address? (1) Period (2) Comma (3) Colon (4) Semicolon
Fill in the blank: “Can you help me__” he asked.
Fill in the blank: “I love ice cream__” she said.
Fill in the blank: I like apples__ oranges__ and bananas.
Fill in the blank: It is 3__00 p.m.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? “Let’s go to the park!” she shouted.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? He said, “Let’s go.”
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? I have a dog, a cat and a rabbit.
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly? My brother’s bike is red.