Punctuation marks exercise.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
1 a) Spain is a beautiful country; the beache's are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
b) Spain is a beautiful country: the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
c) Spain is a beautiful country, the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
d) Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
2 a) The children's books were all left in the following places: Mrs Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the
caretaker's cupboard.
b) The children's books were all left in the following places; Mrs Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the
caretaker's cupboard.
c) The childrens books were all left in the following places: Mrs Smiths room, Mr Powells office and the
caretakers cupboard.
d) The children's books were all left in the following places, Mrs Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the
caretaker's cupboard.
3. a) She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
b) She always enjoyed: sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
c) She always enjoyed sweets chocolate marshmallows and toffee apples.
d) She always enjoyed sweet's, chocolate, marshmallow's and toffee apple's.
4 a) Sarah's uncle's car was found without its wheels in that old derelict warehouse.
b) Sarah's uncle's car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
c) Sarahs uncles car was found without its wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
d) Sarah's uncle's car was found without it's wheels in that old, derelict warehouse.
5 a) I can't see Tim's car, there must have been an accident.
b) I cant see Tim's car; there must have been an accident.
c) I can't see Tim's car there must have been an accident.
d) I can't see Tim's car; there must have been an accident.
6 a) Paul's neighbors were terrible; so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
b) Paul's neighbors were terrible: so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
c) Paul's neighbors were terrible, so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
d) Paul's neighbors were terrible so his brother's friends went round to have a word.
7 a) Tims gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a nice fresh apple.
b) Tim's gran a formidable woman always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a nice fresh apple.
c) Tim's gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate cakes sweets and a nice fresh apple.
d) Tim's gran, a formidable woman, always bought him chocolate, cakes, sweets and a nice fresh apple.
8 a) After stealing Tims car, the thief lost his way and ended up in the chief constable's garage.
b) After stealing Tim's car the thief lost his way and ended up in the chief constable's garage.
c) After stealing Tim's car, the thief lost his way and ended up in the chief constable's garage.
d) After stealing Tim's car, the thief lost his' way and ended up in the chief constable's garage.
9 a) We decided to visit: Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy's mountains.
b) We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italys mountains.
c) We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy's mountains.
d) We decided to visit Spain Greece Portugal and Italy's mountains.
10 a) That tall man, Paul's grandad, is this month's winner.
b) That tall man Paul's grandad is this month's winner.
c) That tall man, Paul's grandad, is this months winner.
d) That tall man, Pauls grandad, is this month's winner.
