11+ English Grammar and Punctuation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Where should a comma be placed in this sentence? 'After eating lunch we went to the park.'
- After 'After'
- After 'lunch' (Correct answer)
- After 'we'
- After 'park'
Correct answer: After 'lunch'
A comma should follow the introductory clause 'After eating lunch' to separate it from the main clause.
Question 2: Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly to show that ONE dog owns a bowl?
- The dogs bowl was empty.
- The dog's bowl was empty. (Correct answer)
- The dogs' bowl was empty.
- The dog's' bowl was empty.
Correct answer: The dog's bowl was empty.
'The dog's bowl' correctly uses an apostrophe + s to show possession by a single dog.
Question 3: Which punctuation mark should end an exclamatory sentence?
- Full stop
- Comma
- Question mark
- Exclamation mark (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Exclamation mark
An exclamation mark is placed at the end of exclamatory sentences to show strong emotion or emphasis.
Question 4: Which sentence uses speech marks (inverted commas) correctly?
- "Come here, said the teacher.
- "Come here," said the teacher. (Correct answer)
- Come here," said the teacher.
- Come here, said "the teacher."
Correct answer: "Come here," said the teacher.
Option B correctly encloses the spoken words in speech marks and places the comma inside the closing speech mark.
Question 5: Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a list?
- Semi-colon
- Comma
- Colon (Correct answer)
- Dash
Correct answer: Colon
A colon is used to introduce a list or to signal that something follows directly from the previous clause.
Question 6: Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- Its a lovely day isnt it.
- It's a lovely day, isn't it? (Correct answer)
- Its a lovely day, isn't it?
- It's a lovely day isn't it.
Correct answer: It's a lovely day, isn't it?
'It's' and 'isn't' both need apostrophes for contractions, a comma separates the tag question, and a question mark ends the sentence.
Question 7: Where does the apostrophe go to show that several girls own a school bag?
- girl's bag
- girls's bag
- girls' bag (Correct answer)
- girls bag
Correct answer: girls' bag
'Girls' is already a plural noun ending in -s, so the apostrophe is placed after the final s: girls' bag.
11+ English Grammar and Punctuation 2
Where should a comma be placed in this sentence? 'After eating lunch we went to the park.'