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Syntax and Punctuation Practice

📝 Part 1: Punctuation Practice

1. Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

The students went to Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

The students went to Auckland Wellington and Christchurch.

The students went to Auckland, Wellington and, Christchurch.

2. Choose the correctly punctuated dialogue:

"I love going to the beach" said Sarah.

"I love going to the beach," said Sarah.

"I love going to the beach." said Sarah.

3. Which sentence needs an apostrophe?

The dogs were playing in the park.

Sarahs book is on the table.

We saw three kiwis at the zoo.

4. Select all sentences that use correct punctuation:

What time does the rugby match start?

I can't believe it's already summer!

Please bring your lunch, water bottle and hat.

The temperature today is 25°C.

🔧 Part 2: Sentence Structure

5. Identify the sentence type. Write S for Simple, C for Compound, or CX for Complex:

a) The All Blacks won the match. ______

b) Although it was raining, we went to the beach. ______

c) I studied hard, but the test was still difficult. ______

d) The students organised a fundraiser for the local animal shelter. ______

6. Rewrite this run-on sentence as two complete sentences:

I went to the dairy to buy milk it was closed so I had to go to the supermarket instead.

7. Combine these simple sentences into one compound sentence using a conjunction:

The weather was perfect. We decided to have a barbecue.

✏️ Part 3: Editing Practice

8. Add the missing punctuation to this paragraph:

Last weekend my family and I visited Rotorua We saw the geysers at Te Puia and they were amazing The guide told us that some geysers can reach temperatures of over 100°C After lunch we went to the Redwood Forest What an incredible day it was

9. Correct the sentence structure errors in these sentences:

a) Because we arrived late to the cinema. ________________________________

b) Running quickly down the street the bus. ________________________________

c) My favourite subjects are maths, science, and really enjoy art too. ________________________________

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