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Exclamation Points, Commas, and Contractions — Answers

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Exclamation Points, Commas, and Contractions — Answers

Part A: Which one is right?

Circle the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AWatch out for that car!
  2. Bwatch out for that car!
  3. CWatch out for that car?
  4. DWatch out, for that car

Answer: Watch out for that car!

It starts with a capital letter and shows strong feeling, so it ends with an exclamation point.

2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AMy birthday is May 9 2017.
  2. BMy birthday is May, 9 2017.
  3. CMy birthday is May 9, 2017.
  4. DMy birthday is, May 9 2017.

Answer: My birthday is May 9, 2017.

The comma goes between the day and the year.

3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AWe saw ducks geese and swans.
  2. BWe saw ducks, geese, and swans.
  3. CWe saw, ducks, geese, and swans.
  4. DWe saw ducks geese, and swans.

Answer: We saw ducks, geese, and swans.

Commas go between the things in the series, including before "and."

4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
  1. AI cant find my shoe.
  2. BI can't find my shoe.
  3. CI ca'nt find my shoe.
  4. DI cant' find my shoe.

Answer: I can't find my shoe.

The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters: can not → can't.

Part B: Make a contraction

A contraction joins two words into one. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the missing letters. Write the contraction.

5.do not

Answer: don't

6.it is

Answer: it's

7.I am

Answer: I'm

8.we will

Answer: we'll

9.she is

Answer: she's

10.they are

Answer: they're

Part C: Add the commas

Put a comma between the day and the year in a date. In a series of three or more things, put a comma after each thing except the last, including before and. Write each sentence with the commas added.

11.We moved here on June 1 2024.

Answer: We moved here on June 1, 2024.

12.I packed a hat sunscreen and a towel.

Answer: I packed a hat, sunscreen, and a towel.

13.Texas declared independence on March 2 1836.

Answer: Texas declared independence on March 2, 1836.

14.Mia likes red blue and green.

Answer: Mia likes red, blue, and green.

Part D: True or false?

Circle True or False.

15.An exclamation point shows strong feeling.

Answer: True

16.A comma goes between the day and the year in a date.

Answer: True

17.An apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters in a contraction.

Answer: True

18.The contraction for "will not" is "willn't."

Answer: False

It is "won't."

Part E: Your turn

19.Write two sentences about a party. End one with an exclamation point. In the other, list three things, with commas.

Model answer: What a fun party! We ate pizza, cake, and fruit.

Success criteria:

  • One sentence shows strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point
  • One sentence lists three things with a comma after each thing except the last
  • Each sentence starts with a capital letter
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