Where should the apostrophes for possession go?

The dogs' tails wagged excitedly

What do you need to remember when using an exclamation mark?

You only need to use one at the end of a sentence, Don't over use them in a piece of writing

What does a simple sentence have to have in it?

A capital letter and a full stop, A subject and a verb

Where should the apostrophe for possession go?

James' exercise book went missing, James's book went missing

What do a lot of people do wrong in compound sentences?

Comma splicing, Use a comma in the middle of two main clauses, instead of a full stop or ;

Which one is a mistake?

Although it is January; I am in a great mood!

Why might we use an exclamation mark?

To add emphasis to what is being said in the sentence

What is a compound sentence?

Two main clauses joined with a conjunction or a semi-colon

What is a complex sentence?

One main clause and one or more subrodinate clauses

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1
Which punctuation marks are needed? As she was delighted she ran and gave him the biggest hug
Comma and exclamation mark
Semi-colon and question mark
Semi-colon and exclamation mark
Comma and question mark
2
What's missing? Can you not see I am nervous
.
...
!
?
3
Which one is a colon?
-
...
;
:
4
Where should the apostrophes for possession go?
The dogs tails' wagged excitedly
The dogs' tails wagged excitedly
One isn't needed
The dogs' tails' wagged excitedly
5
Where should the apostrophe for omission go?
Youre the chosen one
Youre the chose'n one
Your'e the chosen one
You're the chosen one
6
When might we use a colon?
To introduce a list
Before a word or phrase that needs to be emphasised
In place of a full stop
A and B
7
What do you need to remember when using an exclamation mark?
You only need to use one at the end of a sentence
Don't over use them in a piece of writing
Use lots in a piece of writing
The more you use at the end of a sentence, the better
8
When do we use a capital letter?
A and C
At the start of a sentence
At the start of a proper noun
After a semi colon
9
Why do we use a semi-colon?
To join a main clause and a subordinate clause
To start a list
To join two subordinate clauses
To join two main clauses
10
What does a simple sentence have to have in it?
A verb and an adverb
A capital letter and a full stop
A subject and a verb
An adjective
11
What types of apostrophes are there?
Apostrophe for conjunction
Apostrophe for possession
Apostrophe for omission
A and C
12
Which two punctuation marks can both be used to emphasise ideas in a sentence?
: and -
. and !
, and ;
... and '
13
Where should the apostrophe for possession go?
Jame's book went missing
James' exercise book went missing
James exercise book went missing
James's book went missing
14
When do we use commas?
To separate a main clause and a subordinate clause
After sentence openers
A, B and C
In a list of single items
15
What do a lot of people do wrong in compound sentences?
No capital letters
Add a subordinate clause
Comma splicing
Use a comma in the middle of two main clauses, instead of a full stop or ;
16
Which one is a mistake?
Whilst I was on holiday, I swam with dolphins.
Yesterday, I went to Alton Towers.
Underneath, there were leaves and woodlice.
Although it is January; I am in a great mood!
17
Why might we use an exclamation mark?
Because they look cool
To add emphasis to what is being said in the sentence
More interesting than a full stop
To show humour
18
What is a compound sentence?
One main clause
Two main clauses
One main clause and a subordinate clause
Two main clauses joined with a conjunction or a semi-colon
19
Where should the apostrophe for possession go?
Sophies dogs'
Sophies' dogs
Sophie's dog's
Sophie's dogs
20
What do we use to separate phrases in a list?
Dash
Colon
Comma
Semi-colon
21
What is a complex sentence?
One main clause and one or more subrodinate clauses
Two main clauses and a conjunction
Two main clauses and a comma
One subject and one verb

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