Punctuation exercises

1. Exercise of Punctuation
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2. Sentence 1
•spain is a beautiful country the beaches are warm
sandy and spotlessly clean
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3. Sentence 1
•spain is a beautiful country the beaches are warm
sandy and spotlessly clean
❑Spain is a beautiful country; the beaches are
warm, sandy and spotlessly clean. Or
❑Spain is a beautiful country. The beaches are
warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
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4. Sentence 2
• the children's books were all left in the following
places mrs Smith's room mr Powell's office and
the caretaker's cupboard
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5. Sentence 2
• the children's books were all left in the following
places mrs Smith's room mr Powell's office and
the caretaker's cupboard
❑The children's books were all left in the
following places: Mrs. Smith's room, Mr.
Powell's office and the caretaker's cupboard.
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6. Sentence 3
• she always enjoyed sweets chocolate
marshmallows and toffee apples
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7. Sentence 3
• she always enjoyed sweets chocolate
marshmallows and toffee apples
❑She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate,
marshmallows and toffee apples.
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8. Sentence 4
• i cant see tims car there must have been an
accident
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9. Sentence 4
• i cant see tims car there must have been an
accident
❑I can't see Tim's car; there must have been an
accident. Or
❑I can't see Tim's car. There must have been an
accident.
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10. Sentence 5
• after stealing tims car the thief lost his way and
ended up the chief constables garage.
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11. Sentence 5
• after stealing tims car the thief lost his way and
ended up the chief constables garage.
❑After stealing Tim’s car, the thief lost his way
and ended up the chief constable’s garage.
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12. Sentence 6
• we decided to visit spain greece portugal and
italys mountains
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13. Sentence 6
• we decided to visit spain greece portugal and
italys mountains
❑We decided to visit Spain, Greece, Portugal
and Italy’s mountains.
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14. Sentence 7
• that tall man pauls granddad is this months
winner
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15. Sentence 7
• that tall man pauls granddad is this months
winner
❑That tall man; Paul’s granddad, is this month’s
winner.
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16. Sentence 8
• terry always slept with the light on he was afraid
of the dark
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17. Sentence 8
• terry always slept with the light on he was afraid
of the dark
❑Terry always slept with the light on; he was
afraid of the dark. Or
❑Terry always slept with the light on. He was
afraid of the dark
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18. Sentence 9
• he was an old furniture salesman
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19. Sentence 9
• he was an old furniture salesman
❑He was an old-furniture salesman.
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20. Sentence 10
• the director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith i wasnt expecting this from you
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21. Sentence 10
• the director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith i wasnt expecting this from you
❑The director often used her favourite quotation
from john smith: “I wasn’t expecting this from
you.”
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22. Sentence 11
• dont say two my friend said the prophet we are
not two but three
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23. Sentence 11
• dont say two my friend we are not two but three
❑“Don’t say two my friend. We are not two but three.”
said the prophet
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