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Question 1 of 8

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1. Which sentence shows the correct use of commas?
- a. His family supported Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.
- b. His family supported, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.
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2. Which sentence shows the correct use of hyphens?
- a. The brightly lit billboard was advertising sugar-free-lemonade.
- b. The brightly lit billboard was advertising sugar-free lemonade.
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3. Which sentence shows the correct use of dashes?
- a. The stray dog who walked with a limp – was searching the streets – for food.
- b. The stray dog – who walked with a limp – was searching the streets for food.
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4. Which two sentences show the correct use of apostrophes?
- a. The ship's siren alerted the crew to evacuate.
- b. Lets' eat the bakers cake's – he isn't looking!
- c. He needn't have worried about the weather, it turned out to be glorious day.
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5. Which sentence shows the correct use of brackets?
- a. She would never let them copy ('How will you learn?'), but by asking her to read it through, they got the right answers anyway. – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- b. She would never let them copy ('How will you learn')? but by asking her to read it through, the got the right answers anyway. – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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6. Which sentence shows the correct use of an ellipsis?
- a. 'And sir… there's one more thing.' – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- b. And sir, there's one more thing…' – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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7. Which sentence shows the correct use of a semi-colon?
- a. I like Instagram; my brother prefers TikTok.
- b. I like Instagram, my brother; prefers TikTok.
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8. Which sentence shows the correct use of a colon?
- a. To make the brownies you will need the following ingredients: flour, butter, caster sugar, 2 eggs, dark chocolate and milk chocolate.
- b. To make the brownies you will need the following ingredients: Flour, butter, caster sugar, 2 eggs, dark chocolate and milk chocolate.
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