Punctuation

7 Grade 9 English questions on Punctuation, with worked marking schemes. 7 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses an ellipsis to show an omission in a quote?

   A. "He said ... and that he was not coming."

   B. "He said... he was not coming."

   C. All of the above

   D. "He said he was sorry ... and would not repeat it."

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   Marking scheme

   C. All correctly use ellipsis for omission or trailing thought

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which punctuation mark is used with a list that already contains commas?

   A. comma

   B. colon

   C. dash

   D. semicolon

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses an ellipsis correctly?

   A. All of the above

   B. She was unsure... but went anyway.

   C. She said, "I will ... be there."

   D. She said, "..."

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   Marking scheme

   A. Ellipsis: omission in quote, trailing thought, all valid

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which sentence correctly uses the Oxford comma?

   A. She bought eggs, bread and milk.

   B. She bought, eggs bread and milk.

   C. She bought eggs bread, and milk.

   D. She bought eggs, bread, and milk.

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Which uses the semicolon correctly?

   A. The rain; stopped the sun came out.

   B. The rain stopped the; sun came out.

   C. The rain stopped; the sun came out.

   D. The; rain stopped the sun came out.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Which sentence uses the dash correctly?

   A. She — had one goal to succeed.

   B. She had — one goal to succeed.

   C. She had one goal — to succeed.

   D. She had one — goal to succeed.

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7. Question 7

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   Which correctly uses a parenthetical dash?

   A. She won — the prize first — in her class by sheer hard work.

   B. She won the prize first — in her — class by sheer hard work.

   C. She won the prize first in her class — by sheer hard work.

   D. She won the prize — first in her class — by sheer hard work.

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