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Facultad de Ciencias de la

Educación y Humanidades
Departamento Académico
de Idiomas Extranjeros
Course: Composition in English – Group 1
Prof. Ema Raquel Moscoso Luppi
TASK N° 07
1. Ten punctuation marks

Used to end a sentence - also called


. Full stop
period.
This is my book.
Question Used at the end of a question or
? mark interrogation.
Where is your book?
Exclamation Used at the end of a sentence or phrase
! mark to add emphasis
Wow!! What a fantastic book!
Used as a separator between words. He has a book, a pencil, a pen
, Comma
Helps to make the meaning clear. and a ruler.
1-Takes the place of missing letters. He’s = he is don’t = do not
’ Apostrophe
2-Used to show possession Bill’s car Ann’s bag

“----” Used to show direct speech. Can be


Quotation She said, “My name is Ann.”
‘...... marks
single or double - also called inverted
‘Goodbye,’ he called.
commas.
’
Also called parenthesis. Used to set off Eat some green leafy
( ) Brackets remarks that explain but are not part of vegetables (broccoli, cabbage,
the main sentence. lettuce) every day.
Used to divide words or to connect X-ray, twenty-three,
- Hyphen
words. ex-husband, mother-in-law
Used to join two connected complete The guests are arriving; they
; Semi colon
thoughts. are almost at the door.
Shows a division in writing, or before a Groceries for tomorrow: milk,
: colon
list bread, sugar, cheese, oranges.

Add punctuation to these sentences (Use Capital letters where needed):


1. when is he getting his new car
2. ouch that really hurt
3. im going home now she said
4. she went to the shop and bought carrots beans bread and milk
5. i visited my brother in law on the weekend
6. stop you cant go in there
7. when is your appointment
8. pauls car has broken down
9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck
on the footpath.
10. on duty next thursday mary bill tom jill
11. he goes to bed at 8 o clock
Facultad de Ciencias de la
Educación y Humanidades
Departamento Académico
de Idiomas Extranjeros
12. would you like a biscuit
Facultad de Ciencias de la
Educación y Humanidades
Departamento Académico
de Idiomas Extranjeros

2. Run-on Sentences Worksheet

A run-on sentence occurs when two separate sentences are joined


without any form of punctuation.

Directions: Re-write each run-on sentence below correctly. Add in the correct
punctuation mark or marks where needed.

Example: David went to the park he played on the swings.


Answer: David went to the park. He played on the swings.

1. John hit the baseball very far it went over the right field fence.
2. It was another ordinary day I took a walk down the tree-lined street.
3. We went to movies after the movies we went home.
4. Football is a physical game It’s so exciting to play!
5. I’m having a good day today it is my birthday.
6. What day of the week is your favorite mine is Friday.
7. The movement of the team was helpful the players were excited.
8. Be careful not to spill the milk it will ruin your new dress.

3. Fixing Run-On Sentences in a Paragraph Worksheet

A run-on sentence occurs when two separate sentences are joined without any
form of punctuation.

Directions: Re-write the paragraph below and add punctuation to fix all run on
sentences.

Stephanie was one of the best volleyball players on the team she was able to
spike the ball consistently over the net. Stephanie was around six feet tall and she
could jump at least four feet in the air she was a team player who always looked out
for her teammates. During the championship game Stephane injured her ankle she
was still able to help the team win she overcame adversity and showed that hard work
and determination can pay off.
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