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Punctuation

Start sentences with a capital letter. End with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. Use commas in lists and before a name you are speaking to, apostrophes for possession and contractions (not for its/yours), and quotation marks for exact words.

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Example 1 · level 1

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. Where are you going, Ananya?
  2. Where are you going Ananya.
  3. where are you going, Ananya?
  4. Where are you going, Ananya.
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  1. A question ends with a question mark; a comma comes before the name of the person spoken to; the sentence starts with a capital.
  2. Correct answer: “Where are you going, Ananya?”

Answer: Where are you going, Ananya?

Example 2 · level 2

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. Its raining, so take your umbrella.
  2. It's raining so, take your umbrella.
  3. Its' raining, so take your umbrella.
  4. It's raining, so take your umbrella.
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  1. "It's" = "it is". A comma comes before "so" when it joins two clauses.
  2. Correct answer: “It's raining, so take your umbrella.”

Answer: It's raining, so take your umbrella.

Example 3 · level 3

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. Hurray! we won the match.
  2. Hurray? We won the match.
  3. hurray! We won the match.
  4. Hurray! We won the match.
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  1. An interjection showing joy takes "!"; the next sentence begins with a capital letter.
  2. Correct answer: “Hurray! We won the match.”

Answer: Hurray! We won the match.

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