Punctuation Practice
| Site: | Saylor Academy |
| Course: | ESL004: Advanced English as a Second Language |
| Book: | Punctuation Practice |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Friday, 4 April 2025, 5:50 PM |
Description
buttons.Punctuation Matters: Let’s Practice
Now that we know how to use end-of-sentence punctuation and some common internal punctuation marks as well, let's put our knowledge into practice.These activities give you the opportunity to find out how well you understand the appropriate use of the most common punctuation marks in English. If you have a difficult time using end-of-sentence or internal punctuation, you may return to review the information above and then try these practice activities again.
Activity 1
For each of the following, choose whether a comma (,) or semicolon (;) is correct.
Source: Olds College, https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/profcommsontario/chapter/grammar-and-punctuation/
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Activity 2
Decide whether the following sentences require quotation marks:
Source: Olds College, https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/profcommsontario/chapter/grammar-and-punctuation/
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Activity 3
Find the missing commas in the following activities.
Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/grammar-essentials/punctuation/commas/commas-try-it-out/
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Activity 4
The commas have been removed from the following sentences. Re-type them, adding the correct commas back in.
Source: Kristin Shelby, https://open.ocolearnok.org/woscenglishcomp/chapter/commas/
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