Section A: Decide which type of stop punctuation is needed in each sentence – either a period (.), a question mark (?), or and exclamation point (!).
1. The mailman brought me a book in the mail
2. Did you go to the library last night
3. Mom asked me to drive her to the store
4. Look out for that speeding car
5. I won the lottery
6. How did you get that scratch on your arm
Section B: Place a semicolon in each sentence below. You might have to take out some words before placing the semicolon.
7. It is pouring rain this morning there’s no way we will have a ball game.
8. The tickets were very expensive, and I had to use money from my savings.
9. I don’t want to walk let’s take the train.
10. I want to go to the park, but Dad wants me to stay home.
Answers:
1- period (.)
2- question mark (?)
3 – period (.)
4 – exclamation point (!)
5 – exclamation point (!)
6 – question mark (?)
7 – It is pouring rain this morning; there is no way we will have a ball game.
8 – The tickets were very expensive; I had to use money from my savings.
9 – I don’t want to walk to the park; let’s take the train.
10 – I want to go to the park; Dad wants me to stay home.