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.

Answer

The apostrophe in 'students'' correctly shows plural possession.

Question 2

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses that are closely related without a coordinating conjunction.

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.

Answer

Non-essential clauses must be set off by commas on both sides.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The teacher said, "Please open your textbooks."

Answer

A direct quotation requires a comma before the opening quotation mark, capitalization of the first word, and the period inside the closing quotation mark.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly uses a colon?

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

A colon follows a complete sentence and introduces a list.

OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Practice Test

OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Practice Test

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