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Intermediate Practice Exercises - Sentence Types
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1
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River?
B)Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River!
C)Winnipeg, Manitoba, lies on the Red River.
2
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals.
B)Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals?
C)Embalming is an attempt to preserve the body after death by means of injecting chemicals!
3
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)One of the world's greatest poets, John Keats died at age 25?
B)One of the world's greatest poets, John Keats died at age 25
C)One of the world's greatest poets, John Keats died at age 25!
4
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded?
B)King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded:
C)King Henry VIII of England did not divorce all of his six wives; two of them he beheaded!
5
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)In 1945, almost immediately after leading Britain to victory in the Second World War, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his party were voted out of office-
B)In 1945, almost immediately after leading Britain to victory in the Second World War, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his party were voted out of office?
C)In 1945, almost immediately after leading Britain to victory in the Second World War, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his party were voted out of office!
6
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, Agamemnon, their leader, sought the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia!
B)When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, Agamemnon, their leader, sought the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia?
C)When the Greek sailing ships were becalmed on their way to Troy, did Agamemnon, their leader, seek the help of the gods by sacrificing his own daughter, Iphigenia.
7
Which of the following is punctuated correctly? Click on the correct item.
A)Believe it or not, art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century?
B)Do you believe that art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century.
C)Believe it or not, art produced in the Gandhara region of India was influenced by Greek art of the second century!
8
Which of the following is an imperative sentence?
A)Can you stop by my office?
B)Please stop by my office.
C)I would like you to stop by my office.
9
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A)What does the word encore mean in Italian!
B)What does the word encore mean in Italian?
C)What does the word encore mean in Italian.
10
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A)Eros was the Greek god of love; the Romans called him Cupid!
B)Eros was the Greek god of love; the Romans called him Cupid.
C)Eros was the Greek god of love; the Romans called him Cupid?







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