OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Applying Punctuation Rules Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The students' projects were displayed in the hallway.

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The student's were excited about the field trip to Ottawa.

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The students project's were on display.

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The student's project's were graded.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

Toronto is Ontario's capital; it is also Canada's largest city.

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The hockey game was intense; and the crowd cheered loudly.

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She packed her lunch; including a sandwich and fruit.

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We visited Niagara Falls; which was breathtaking.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off a non-essential clause?

Accepted Answer

The Parliament Buildings, which are located in Ottawa, attract millions of visitors.

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The Parliament Buildings which are located in Ottawa attract millions of visitors.

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The Parliament Buildings, which are located in Ottawa attract millions of visitors.

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The Parliament Buildings which are located in Ottawa, attract millions of visitors.

Question 4

What is the correct way to punctuate a direct quotation within a sentence?

Accepted Answer

The teacher said, "Please open your textbooks."

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The teacher said that "please open your textbooks."

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The teacher said "Please open your textbooks".

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"The teacher said, please open your textbooks."

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

Accepted Answer

The recipe calls for three main ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter.

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She needed: bread, milk, and eggs from the store.

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The provinces include: Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta.

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He said: that he would be late.

Question 6

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation?

Accepted Answer

She asked, "Did you finish your homework?"

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Did she say, "I'll meet you at the library"?

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"I can't believe it", she said.

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She said "I love reading".